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A forest in the Czech Republic, decimated by acid rain from a nearby power plant.

Acid rain: Causes, effects and solutions

By Alina Bradford, Ben Biggs published

reference Acid rain is any form of precipitation that contains acidic components, such as sulfuric or nitric acid. It affects nearly everything: plants, soil, trees, buildings and even statues.

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Storm waves smashed against the breakwater and lighthouse in Newhaven, England as Storm Eunice made landfall.

Record-breaking winds blast Europe in the worst storm in decades

By Ben Turner published

Although the storm is severe, scientists caution against linking it with climate change.

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A lightning "mapper" on the GOES-16 satellite captured images of the megaflash lightning bolt on April 29, 2020, over the southeastern U.S.

Lightning bolt breaks record for longest ever recorded

By Stephanie Pappas published

Storms in the U.S. and Uruguay set new records for longest lightning bolt and longest-duration lightning flash.

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In this illustration, men are enthralled by ball lightning, observed at the Hotel Georges du Loup, near Nice. To this day, ball lightning remains mysterious.

1st sighting of 'ball lightning' in England uncovered

By Giles Gasper, Brian Tanner published

In 1195, monks recorded the first sighting of ball lightning in England. They described it as a "fiery globe threw itself down into the river."

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A bomb cyclone dumped snow across the Northeast in January 2018 as well. Here, a man walks through the streets of Boston as snow falls from the massive winter storm on Jan. 4, 2018 in Boston.

'Bomb cyclone' set to bring blizzards and hurricane-force winds to the Northeast on Friday: Here's why.

By Cameron Duke published

A 'bomb cyclone' is expected to bring strong winds and dump inches of snow on the U.S. Northeast on Friday and Saturday.

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Geoengineering Earth climate

Geoengineering: Can we control the weather?

By Ailsa Harvey published

Reference Geoengineering is the use of technology to alter Earth's climate. This can take place on Earth or in space

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The "wildfires" in this image are actually Orion's Flame Nebula and its surroundings captured in radio waves. The image was taken with the ESO-operated Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX), located in Chile's Atacama Desert.

'Cosmic wildfires' burn bright in new photo of the Flame Nebula

By Stephanie Pappas published

A fiery new photograph of the Flame Nebula depicts the emissions from brand-new stars, burning through space like cosmic wildfires.

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In this aerial view of Mayfield, Kentucky, homes are shown badly destroyed after a tornado ripped through the area overnight Friday, Dec. 10, 2021.

How the 'deadly December tornado' carved a 250-mile path through 4 states

By Jeanna Bryner published

The death toll in Kentucky could exceed 70 from the record-breaking tornado.

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Dinosaurs attempt to flee a wildfire on Antarctica during the late Cretaceous.

Wildfires burned Antarctica 75 million years ago, charcoal remnants reveal

By Laura Geggel published

Antarctica was warmer during the late Cretaceous period, a time when wildfire blazed through the region.

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A bomb cyclone has merged with a Category 5 "atmospheric river" — giant flowing trains of moist air in the sky — and is dropping lots of precipitation across Northern California.

A 'bomb cyclone' is battering much of California

By Elizabeth Howell published

A "bomb cyclone" in the Pacific is dumping extreme rain and several feet of snow on California.

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