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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'One of the most rapid transitions that I've seen': NOAA forecaster on how this year's El Niño could shatter records ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Nathaniel Johnson, a member of NOAA's El Niño forecasting team, says that this year's transition to El Niño could be the fastest on record. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9WsHyvKnACZdQ5gPc5bddW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[El Niño is poised to bring record-high temperatures to every part of the planet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A cloud bisects the sun setting in an amber sky.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ El Niño could be here by May, new forecast reveals —‬ here's what it means for summer weather ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/el-nino-could-be-here-by-may-new-forecast-reveals-heres-what-it-means-for-summer-weather</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The climate event is poised to supercharge weather extremes and push global temperatures to new highs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:44:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:59:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Qt8DyRm98omf5Z2aVr4Xq5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The last El Niño was from May 2023 to March 2024.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Sun setting over the sea]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Florida is facing its most intense drought in 15 years. Here's how it got so bad and how long it will last. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ More than 70% of the state is under "extreme" to "exceptional" drought conditions, and other parts of the U.S. Southeast are similarly affected. But why, and what are the impacts? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:33:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Weather]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RRhm5qLPWdqTGorj3rLTP4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The current drought in Florida has parched even the Everglades (pictured from above) and nearby reserves.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial images of the parched Everglades in March 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I've seen the movies. What a horrible way to die': What it's like to be sucked into a tornado and survive ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/ive-seen-the-movies-what-a-horrible-way-to-die-what-its-like-to-be-sucked-into-a-tornado-and-survive</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Perry Samson was helping students conduct field experiments on supercell storms in Kansas in 2008 when one suddenly turned into a tornado and dragged him in. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:42:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Weather]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g84fMXGW22yxEFvi3CFbfa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A tornado near Dodge City in Kansas in 2016. Kansas is one of the states worst affected by tornadoes. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a tornado in a field with a road running alongside]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Super El Niño' could push global temperatures to unprecedented highs, forecasters say ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A "super El Niño" could emerge by the end of the 2026 hurricane season, with forecasters predicting that the ongoing La Niña is about to finish. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:03:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:36:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rHyRcJ5xYBBi7qRwYtxgmZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Temperatures are typically warmer during an El Niño year.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of the sun rising above the clouds in an orange sky. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Missing megaflood: How did the Mediterranean transform from a salt-filled bowl to a deep sea if it wasn't a cataclysmic deluge? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have long believed that a sudden, massive deluge filled a dry, salt-filled Mediterranean 5 million years ago. Turns out that probably didn't happen, but there was still drama aplenty. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:42:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Weather]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dana Mackenzie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/j4LCqiApARfwyPNudtbBiJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Powers of white and brown salt crystals are seen in a dimly lit cave with a roped staircase in the background]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Powers of white and brown salt crystals are seen in a dimly lit cave with a roped staircase in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Arctic blast probably won't cause trees to explode in the cold — but here's what happens if and when they do go boom ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/arctic-blast-will-bring-life-threatening-temperatures-and-dump-snow-on-150-million-americans-but-will-it-make-the-trees-explode</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ An exploding tree claim has gone viral as the U.S. brace for an Arctic blast that will send temperatures plunging, triggering a massive and long-lasting winter storm. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 20:38:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:35:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HhnkbkPUemoAtFEZ8oRyBW-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Dan Reynolds Photography via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Some trees could get so cold in the coming days that they crack with an explosion-like bang.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of the sun shining behind a snow-covered tree in winter. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ethereal ice structures swirl alongside Chicago during extreme cold snap fueled by polar vortex — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2025 satellite image shows a series of ghostly ice swirls sculpted on the surface of Lake Michigan by strong winds during an extreme cold snap that covered Chicago in a blanket of snow. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Weather]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ErRuUSvzTaRZhVRfWofdmf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Landsat 8 satellite snapped a beautiful shot of swirling ice seemingly flowing away from Chicago during a cold snap in January 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photo showing ethereal ice swirls along the shoreline of Chicago in Winter]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Nobody knew why this was happening': Scientists race to understand baffling behavior of 'clumping clouds' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/nobody-knew-why-this-was-happening-scientists-race-to-understand-baffling-behavior-of-clumping-clouds</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists are discovering that clumping clouds supercharge storms in surprising ways — driving heavy, deadly rainfall and flooding ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:57:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Clare Watson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ukSgoHvHq7riSae5bBN2gQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Clouds often clump together into large, organized systems, forming towering pillars and other shapes that reflect the physics happening in the atmosphere.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[photo of fluffy white clouds clumping together in a bright blue sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rare dusting of snow covers one of the driest places on Earth and shuts down massive radio telescope — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A satellite photo from July shows intricate snowy stripes painted across the Atacama Desert in Chile. The icy weather temporarily put the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) observatory into "survival mode." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Weather]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FTekVvisKQk8CrjU8GzNYQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Atacama desert is widely considered to be one of the driest places on Earth. But in July, large parts of the region experienced a thick dusting of snow. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photo of a desert covered in streaks of white snow]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Death Valley's 'world's hottest temperature' record may be due to a human error ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new analysis of July temperatures in Death Valley between 1923 and 2024 suggests the world record near-surface air temperature of 134 F measured in July 1913 may be erroneous. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:30:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Weather]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xgmLhi2ZdM5YLKYtfwJoJ3-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Cropped from Spencer et al. (2025). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. Photo archived at Eastern California Museum, Independence, California.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Oscar Denton (left) was the foreman of Greenland Ranch when the temperature record of 134 F was measured in July 1913.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two men, one of them the foreman of Greenland Ranch in Death Valley in the early 1900s, stand in front of the ranch.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bizarre, UFO-like halo of red light appears over small Italian town — for the second time in 3 years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An eerie new photo shows a giant red ring shining above Possagno, near the Italian Alps. The eye-catching image is almost identical to one taken in the same town in early 2023. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 12:02:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Weather]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JzVvcAETSm8TRMFnNaEmeM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Photographer Valter Binotto snapped his striking image of a UFO-like ring of red light above the Italian town of Possagno on Nov. 17. It is not the first time he has captured this type of image from this location. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of a blurry red ring of light in the night sky above a town in Italy]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Twin tornadoes tear perfectly parallel tracks through Mississippi during deadly 'superstorm' — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A satellite photo from March shows a pair of parallel tornado tracks in Mississippi, leftover from a deadly storm system that spawned over 100 twisters in more than a dozen U.S. states. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 09:18:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mEEeWBP6eogxNG4HyHfsFV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Landsat 8 captured a pair of near-perfectly parallel  tornado tracks just outside of Tylertown, Mississippi following a major storm system that impacted dozens of states in mid-March.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photo of Mississippi showing two parallel tornado tracks carved through farmland]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why do European cities have milder winters than those in North America, despite being at the same latitude?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ London is at the same latitude as Calgary, Alberta. So why is the Canadian city about 15 degrees Fahrenheit (8.3 degrees Celsius) cooler in January? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:28:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jesse Steinmetz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UmrdprFQ6v98rEYnsKJXTP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[London is at about the same latitude as Calgary (pictured above). So why is Calgary&#039;s average January high in the low 30s Fahrenheit, while London&#039;s is 47 degrees Fahrenheit?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an aerial view of downtown Calgary, Alberta, covered in snow]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch Air Force fly inside the eye of Hurricane Melissa as experts warn 'storm of the century' will be catastrophic for Jamaica ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The U.S. Air Force's "Hurricane Hunters" have flown inside the eye of Hurricane Melissa, capturing eerie footage of the historic storm that has caused widespread devastation in Jamaica. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 15:46:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:38:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KVtpUVJqFG3NLXf9CnwVNR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Near stationary' Tropical Storm Melissa is moving slower than a person walking — and it may bring deadly flash floods to the Caribbean ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tropical Storm Melissa is moving at a snail's pace but will intensify rapidly over the weekend as it feeds off near-record-warm water temperatures in the Caribbean Sea, forecasters say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 14:57:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Weather]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HEucsBNtdxfRTktKn8Btzg-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tropical Storm Melissa is incredibly slow-moving, and could remain so even as it intensifies over the coming days.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Gif showing satellite imagery of tropical storm Melissa.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tropical Storm Melissa puts Caribbean's most flood-vulnerable places at risk ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It's still uncertain which way Melissa will track, and how quickly, but the storm is likely to bring colossal rains and life-threatening flooding to multiple islands in the Caribbean. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 12:03:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:59:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bob Henson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vmS36KzH7ST4oYoj2A2ttV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to strengthen to a hurricane in the coming days. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a satellite image of Tropical Storm Melissa]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The most devastating extreme weather events of the year: Gallery ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Extreme weather events have caused devastation in a number of U.S. regions this year. Here are some of the most harrowing photos of that damage. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 22:09:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ james.price@futurenet.com (James Price) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Price ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NWgZAbtvfrfp7ASHF6nuCL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a photo of a destroyed house with debris floating in a pool in the foreground]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photo of a destroyed house with debris floating in a pool in the foreground]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rare Fujiwhara hurricane 'dance' could save East Coast from worst effects of Tropical Storm Imelda ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Forecasters expect Hurricane Humberto to pull Tropical Storm Imelda away from landfall and into a Fujiwhara dance, but the East Coast is still set to experience heavy rains and life-threatening rip currents. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 17:47:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Weather]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QPsTL3XN8AmCih2fqqJtEZ-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hurricane Humberto (on the right) is expected to pull Tropical Storm Imelda (developing on the left) away from the East Coast. This GOES-19 satellite image was taken on Friday, before Imelda strengthened into a named tropical storm.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite image of Hurricane Humberto strengthening as Tropical Storm Imelda develops. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'A serious threat': China braces as Super Typhoon Ragasa, this year's strongest storm, nears with winds of up to 177 mph ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Millions across China are under evacuation or stay-at-home orders as the storm closes in on the country's southern coast. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 19:34:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:31:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zrS2MzkybZeqpntW2uT5uU-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Kimiya Yui/X/@Astro_Kimiya]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Super Typhoon Ragasa as photographed from the International Space Station by JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Typhoon Ragasa as photographed from the International Space Station by JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Extreme 'golf ball-size' hailstones carve 125-mile 'scar' in Canadian landscape — Earth from space ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/extreme-golf-ball-size-hailstones-carve-125-mile-scar-in-canadian-landscape-earth-from-space</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ This 2025 satellite photo shows the aftermath of a devastating hailstorm in Alberta, Canada, which destroyed property, collapsed pylons and killed at least two animals. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Weather]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nkg9fLrjySavypAuCDHit7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The pale streak in this satellite image is a &quot;scar&quot; left behind by an extreme hailstorm that pelted the ground with giant balls of ice. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photo of Canada showing a long pale scar across an otherwise green landscape]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Category 4 Hurricane Kiko is heading for Hawaii — but it will weaken before it gets there, forecasters say ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Weather predictions show that Hurricane Kiko could hit Hawaii next week, but forecasters say the Category 4 storm will weaken to a tropical storm or low-category hurricane this weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:40:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:39:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UVyTfW9ryhaY9qfJcnRwkH-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hurricane Kiko is currently a Category 4 strength, but it will likely weaken over the coming days.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Satellite imagery shows Hurricane Kiko in the Pacific Ocean as it moves toward Hawaii.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Now is the time': Hurricane category 6 could be introduced under new storm severity scale ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The current hurricane classification does not consider storm surge and rainfall risks, which cause almost 80% of hurricane-related deaths. A new scale could help people better prepare for storms. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 18:24:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:26:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7JyGu2bJjB3EyDxZWEgmxS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hurricane Florence made landfall in South Carolina in September 2018. It was a Category 1 hurricane, but the devastating flooding that followed killed 55 people.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite image of Hurricane Florence as it made landfall in South Carolina in September 2018.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Will there be a La Niña this fall? Here's what forecasters predict and what it means for the weather ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NOAA forecasts suggest we could experience La Niña conditions in the fall and early winter. However, this potential La Niña spell is unlikely to break records. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2025 14:27:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:38:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oajEFiDMDvJxUvCFYGiFdR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Atlantic hurricanes like Hurricane Erin (pictured here) are more likely to occur during a La Niña.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photo of Hurricane Erin in the Atlantic. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch Hurricane Erin reach Category 5 strength in a blaze of lightning ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NOAA's GOES-19 satellite captured images of Hurricane Erin as it developed in the Atlantic and then rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 storm. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:36:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:22:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d7oK9s4zumnYxDVzg6wY6Q-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Lighting flashed in the eye wall of Hurricane Erin as it intensified on Saturday (Aug. 15).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A GIF of lightning flashes around the eye of  Hurricane Erin, taken from the GOES-19 satellite.  ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hurricane Erin could unleash 100-foot waves across the East Coast this week, forecasters warn ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Forecasters expect Hurricane Erin, one of the fastest rapidly intensifying storms in history, to bring flooding and dangerous currents as the Category 4 hurricane travels to the U.S. East Coast this week. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 13:16:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:55:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HkSoaZxsPdhmDDwT46Praf-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hurricane Erin rapidly intensified into a Category 5 hurricane on Saturday (Aug. 15).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite image of Hurricane Erin from the GOES-19 on Saturday (Aug. 16). ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Satellites watch France's largest wildfire in 75 years burn an area larger than Paris ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Satellite images revealed the scope of destruction in the south of France where an area larger than the country's capital Paris has been turned into ashes by a massive wildfire. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:23:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tereza Pultarova ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8DLGWuMCbowCtC3CfHwtn9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Wildfires burn near Aude, France on Aug. 5, 2025 as seen from Airbus Defense and Space&#039;s Pleiades Neo satellite.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[fire and smoke rolls through a green countryside as seen from space ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 10 bizarre 'dark voids' appear in the skies over uninhabited island near Antarctica — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2016 satellite photo shows nearly a dozen swirling dark spots that emerged in the clouds over Heard Island in the Indian Ocean. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 23:20:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/emDCHv4U5pdSq7XVXuWshW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[10 unusually dark cloud holes were spotted swirling as they scattered across the skies over Heard Island in 2016.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photo sowing ten dark holes in the clouds swirling in the sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Auroras may be visible from 18 states this weekend as solar storm barrels toward Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A geomagnetic storm could hit Earth Aug. 8 or 9, possibly bringing the dazzling northern lights with it. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 19:02:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 15:31:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ perri.thaler@futurenet.com (Perri Thaler) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Perri Thaler ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XNjcMQpavdQpy9eW7rKf4M-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The potential upcoming storm could peak at a 2 out of 5 on NOAA&#039;s scale for the severity of geomagnetic storms.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of an aurora over a lake]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 515-mile-long lightning bolt that spanned 5 states is the longest on record ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A lightning "megaflash" that zipped across five U.S. states has set a new record for the longest ever detected. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:50:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Weather]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SUCH9m6yr6RnjCmUTQ66Ti-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Bolts of this size have only become fully measureable with the advent of satellite monitoring.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Lightning striking ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Grand Canyon Dragon wildfire burns down historic lodge and triggers toxic gas leak ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Firefighters are battling a lightning-caused wildfire on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. The Dragon Bravo Fire has burned down the Grand Canyon Lodge and triggered a chlorine gas leak. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:01:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:55:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KEvge6Zq2yoSasezHiN7qN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A large plume of smoke was visible on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of a large plume of smoke rising above the North Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park  ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In disasters like the Texas floods, warning people of danger isn't so simple ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As flash floods ravage areas like the Texas Hill Country, research shows that technology alone cannot save lives during flooding emergencies. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 20:43:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:29:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keri K. Stephens ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xEvwiRLtYWcbcQNxRtDoHL-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jim Vondruska via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[How emergency alerts convey risks matters. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photo of a man walking by looking at two cars partially submerged in floodwater]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Texas flood devastation revealed in before-and-after satellite images ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Satellites have captured before-and-after images of the devastating floods in Texas, highlighting a trail of devastation on the Guadalupe River. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 15:21:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:39:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v54nSnisPcgDDZPCpPSWd-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A satellite photograph of the Ingram Dam on July 8, after the flooding. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photograph of the Ingram Dam on July 8, after the flooding. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why were the Texas flash floods so catastrophic? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ More than 100 people have died in devastating flash floods in Kerr County, Texas. But what caused this extreme weather, and will events like this get more common? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 14:57:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:34:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sarah Wild ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5kQLSLX44sqqX374quPJAV-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Eric Vryn via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cars and debris have been scattered amid dangerous flooding in Texas.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of cars and debris scattered in floodwater]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronaut snaps giant red 'jellyfish' sprite over North America during upward-shooting lightning event ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured an electrifying image of a giant lightning "sprite" shooting up over Mexico and southern U.S. states. The red "jellyfish" could help researchers learn more about this rare phenomenon. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 14:36:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Weather]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vddDo2o5WwSfYZTW7dbr4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Nichole Ayers snapped a giant red sprite sprawling out over an upward-shotting bolt of lightning during a massive thunderstorm on July 3.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Close-up photo of the sprite over the lightning]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rare snowfall in Atacama Desert forces the world's most powerful radio telescope into 'survival mode' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The ALMA radio telescope array in the Atacama Desert temporarily halted operations after a rare snowfall blanketed the base camp last week. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 14:32:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 15:31:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ María de los Ángeles Orfila ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fvENFAYSn5M57aSPyxeyUR-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[M. Aguirre,  S. Donaire, ALMA (ESO/NOAJ/NRAO)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A rare snow covered the ALMA&#039;s base camp facility this week. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photo of the ALMA facilities blanketed in snow, with the &quot;ALMA&quot; sign visible]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stunning cloud vortices swirl off 6 different Atlantic islands — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2015 satellite photo captured a series of stunning "von Kármán vortices" swirling off Madeira and the Canary Islands. The giant swirls are collectively one of the best examples of this meteorological phenomenon ever seen. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 22:59:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bA3wpfMHnizyQHG4xcDPeL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Thunderstorm 'Ring of fire' erupts around 'heat dome' and Tropical Storm Andrea named in the Atlantic ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The "heat dome" hovering over the eastern half of the U.S. now has a thunderstorm "ring of fire" erupting along its edge. Meanwhile, in the Atlantic, the first tropical storm of the season has been named. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 08:41:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:50:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nLXkGHZB8JBuvTm4wxWYoU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Forecasters have warned of thunderstorms around the edge of the heat dome, including in Colorado (pictured here during a previous storm).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of lightning striking over a suburb in Denver, Colorado.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Massive 'heat dome' is bringing 'extremely dangerous' temperatures to the eastern half of the US ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Weather forecasters have warned of extreme and dangerous temperatures as a major heat wave sweeps across the central and eastern U.S. states. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 15:32:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Weather]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9T3u4mW9TZHxKWJQ23hB5V-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The heatwave is expected to hit New York City and many other areas on the East Coast next week.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of the New York City skyline at sunrise before a major heat wave.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In 2025, Tornado Alley has become almost everything east of the Rockies — and it's been a violent year ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A storm scientist explains what's been driving deadly tornado outbreaks and how tornado season has been changing. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Weather]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Daniel Chavas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kzUaCgsdtyg32DE6QWPYVm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A deadly tornado hit London, Ky., on May 16, 2025, just a few weeks after another tornado outbreak in the state.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a woman stands in the wreckage of a home]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant 'Saharan dust' plume swirls around Africa a week before it hit Florida — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A recent satellite photo captured a giant comma-shaped cloud of "Saharan dust" being blown above the Atlantic Ocean. The hazy mass hit North America a week later. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 13:39:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 08:52:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4xR25M4xURRWER7rwDKH33-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A large plume of Saharan dust started blowing across the Atlantic ocean on May 28. By June 4, the hazy cloud had made landfall in Florida.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photo of a large orange dust cloud over the ocean along the coast of West Africa]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hurricanes and sandstorms can be forecast 5,000 times faster thanks to new Microsoft AI model ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microsoft's Aurora AI beat existing systems in predicting weather conditions over a 14-day period in 91% of cases, including hurricanes, sandstorms and ocean swells. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Hughes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/APXVsDFoHNT4xNB2FaHDwT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tropical storm Alvin will form in next 48 hours, forecasters say — kicking off this year's Pacific hurricane season ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A tropical storm is brewing over the Eastern Pacific south of Acapulco. Clouds and thunderstorms that have been gathering for days will organize in the next 48 hours and could develop into a hurricane. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 15:04:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 28 May 2025 23:12:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Fx4qEXF6BgYVBukTRWXwYd-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Clouds and storms in the Eastern Pacific will develop into a tropical storm today, scientists say.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite image shows clouds and storms brewing off the Pacific coast of Mexico. A red &quot;X&quot; marks the location of a system that could develop into a tropical storm.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Above normal' conditions could bring as many as 10 hurricanes to the US this summer  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hurricane Helene captured by NOAA's GOES-16 satellite as it approached Florida on September 26, 2024. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 15:53:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:52:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jess Thomson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qiBhbXLL3nrD2N6THrtkZZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hurricane Helene captured by NOAA&#039;s GOES-16 satellite as it approached Florida on September 26, 2024. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite image of a large hurricane over the Southeastern United States]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's an 'omega block,' and why is it messing with US weather right now? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A strange atmospheric pattern known as an "omega block" is preventing the usual eastward progression of weather across the U.S. — but what is this weird block, and when will it go away? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 13:47:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 08 May 2025 22:57:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TtGzKDt6NZjHAYbMXDXGSK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Heavy rain and storms have stagnated over parts of the U.S. this week due to an ongoing omega block.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A pedestrial runs down a sidewalk in New York City during a bout of torrential rain.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ La Niña is dead — what that means for this year's hurricanes and weather ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists thought La Niña was coming. It didn't — at least for now. What could that mean for this year's hurricane season, and how might long-term climate change affect El Niño and La Niña patterns? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 17:12:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:58:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Evan Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7MuHvK2HtyjgxFY59FMo4o-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The ENSO can help forecasters predict how active the Atlantic hurricane season is. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a satellite image of a hurricane cloud]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Heavy dusting of 'pineapple powder' paints Hawaii's volcanoes white after near-record snowfall — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A pair of 2021 satellite photos highlight an unusually heavy snowfall in Hawaii that covered the summits of the volcanoes Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:25:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kwdSu7jMwdM8t4qUVFMVtW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The summit of Mauna Loa was covered in a thick dusting of snow, or &quot;pineapple powder,&quot; after a heavy snowstorm in February 2021.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photo showing snow at the top of a mountains from above]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ La Niña is dead after just a few months. What happened? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The La Niña weather pattern ended last month as Pacific Ocean temperatures rose and the El Niño Southern Oscillation cycle entered a neutral state, according to the NOAA. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:34:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Weather]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wHcNr3JGYx4JvRE9PK8rb8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean are cooler than average during La Niña, but they warmed up last month. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photo of the sun shining on the Pacific Ocean]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Major disruption' has caused Arctic polar vortex to slide off North Pole, scientists say ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A sudden stratospheric warming event reversed the winds that make up the northern polar vortex on March 9. A new animation shows the vortex also moved away from the Arctic towards Europe. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 14:13:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 22:57:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LHC6CTP9ptC6JWrMuuDH84-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Between March 1 and March 20, the polar vortex traveled from above the Arctic to above Northern Europe.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two reconstructions showing the location of the north polar vortex over the Arctic on March 1, 2025 and over Northern Europe on March 20, 2025.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Be ready to move quickly to higher ground': Forecaster delivers ominous warning of 1-in-1,000-year flood coming for central US ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Forecasters have warned of historic flooding in the central US this week, anticipating multiple bouts of heavy rainfall and extreme thunderstorms. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:04:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:08:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cjPw6xr6fD5q2thTa8UD49-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A photograph of rain falling on a road. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of rain falling on a road. ]]></media:text>
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