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  Cat Scan of Katrina: Inside a Super Storm

  New science tools probe the anatomy and physiology of large coastal hurricanes. Researchers dissect the data of dangerous super-storms past to predict the life-cycles of future typhoons.

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  Inside Killer Hurricanes

  Why do certain storms become mass-murderers? New science discoveries reveal the inner secrets of super-storms, buying vital hours - or even days - for disaster prevention.

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  Hurricanes Spawning More U.S. Tornadoes

  Records show more tornadoes spinning off from land-falling hurricanes.

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  Longest Lightning Storm: Saturn Sets Record

  Lightning storm on Saturn becomes longest continually observed storm in solar system.

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  Powerful Ideas: Reducing China's Carbon Emissions a Breeze

  China is now the world's largest producer of carbon dioxide, the most important global warming pollutant.

• FAQ: The Science and History of Wildfires

  Learn what's behind the current blazes in Southern California.

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  Why Pacific Hurricanes Hit the Americas So Rarely

  Conditions in the Atlantic favor landfalling hurricanes, while those in the Pacific keep storms away from land.

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  Louisiana Native Takes on Storm Season

  Ian Giammanco is part of a team of scientists getting up close and personal with severe storms.

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  Sun's Cycle Alters Earth's Climate

  Study finds links between solar energy output and changes in stratosphere circulation and ocean temperature.

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  Gigantic Lightning Jets Shoot from Clouds to Space

  Lightning observed shooting up from storm, confirmed to carry electric charge from cloud.

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  Better Prediction Sought for Devastating Floods

  Weather radar and laser mapping could help warn of impending floods.

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  Your Weather, Courtesy El Nino

  The warm tropical Pacific water brought on by El Nino, which began again in mid-2009, greatly affects global patterns of temperature and precipitation.

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  Tropical Storm Spotted on Saturn's Moon Titan

  Storm clouds were spotted in the usually-clear tropical latitudes of Saturn's moon Titan.

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  Lightning Detected on Mars

  Scientists make first detection of lightning on Mars during a dust storm.

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  10 Profound Innovations Ahead

  Ideas and inventions that are really being worked on will make people healthier and more productive.

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  Why Raindrops Fall in Different Sizes

  Study finds variation in raindrop sizes is result of drops bursting as fall to ground.

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  Volcano's Eruption Creates Colorful U.S. Sunsets

  People across the U.S. and Europe have seen gorgeous lavender sunsets lately thanks to Russia's Sarychev Peak volcano, which erupted June 12.

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  Indian Government: Pray for Rain

  From rain dances to cloud seeding to outright prayer, humans have a long history of trying anything to get the sky to open up.

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  Tornado Research: It's Not Like in the Movies

  Christopher Weiss leads a Texas Tech contingent in this year’s massive VORTEX2 tornado study.

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  Strange Lightning Looks Like Jellyfish

  From his balcony, a scientist photographs a storm-related flash of light.

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  Year Without Summer? Don't Believe It

  If you've seen headlines today on the web about a this being "year without a summer," don't believe it.