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Rare phenomenon transforms African thunderstorm into giant ethereal 'jellyfish'
By Harry Baker published
Earth from space In 2018, a weather satellite captured a massive thunderstorm cloud in the shape of a jellyfish. The bizarre cloud was the result of a meteorological phenomenon gone wrong.

'You certainly don't see this every day': Ultra-rare backward-spinning tornado formed over Oklahoma
By Nicoletta Lanese published
A pair of odd twisters spun out from a supercell thunderstorm in Oklahoma Tuesday (April 30).

Eerie, orange skies loom over Athens as dust storm engulfs southern Greece
By Sascha Pare published
A Saharan dust storm that reached southern Greece on Tuesday (April 23) has turned the sky over Athens and other Greek cities an apocalyptic reddish-orange hue.

Massive heat wave and a supercell thunderstorm caused deadly, baseball-size hailstones to rain down on Spain
By Patrick Pester published
A giant-hail event that hit Girona in northwest Spain in 2022 was fueled by climate change, with a marine heatwave helping to intensify the storm that killed a small child.

'Uncharted territory': El Niño to flip to La Niña in what could be the hottest year on record
By Stephanie Pappas published
A quick flip from El Niño to La Niña is coming soon, but what does that mean for the U.S.?

Polar vortex is 'spinning backwards' above Arctic after major reversal event
By Harry Baker published
Earlier this month, a sudden atmospheric warming event caused the Arctic's polar vortex to reverse its trajectory. The swirling ring of cold air is now spinning in the wrong direction, which has triggered a record-breaking "ozone spike" and could impact global weather patterns.

Satellite snaps eerily circular holes in the clouds above Florida. What caused them?
By Harry Baker published
A NASA satellite recently spotted a series of bizarre "fallstreak holes" in clouds above Florida. The circular cloud gaps have been previously (and incorrectly) linked to paranormal phenomena.

We may need a new 'Category 6' hurricane level for winds over 192 mph, study suggests
By Stephanie Pappas published
Scientists argue that adding a Category 6 to the hurricane scale will be needed as the climate changes.

Extremely rare 'rainbow clouds' light up Arctic skies for 3 days in a row
By Harry Baker published
In and around the Arctic Circle, stunning multicolor clouds have been shining in the sky for days on end. It is very unusual to see so many of these vibrant clouds over such a long period.

Controversial study suggesting ozone hole isn't recovering is skewed by bad data, experts say
By Harry Baker published
A new paper claims that the ozone hole above Antarctica is getting deeper, suggesting that it is not healing as expected. However, other researchers say the study's results are misleading.
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