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What is El Niño?
El Niño is a climate cycle in which waters off the tropical eastern Pacific are warmer than usual, which in turn affects global weather patterns.
Tropical Storm Lee could become an 'extremely dangerous major hurricane' by this weekend
Forecasters are keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Lee, which they predict could soon become a full-blown hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean.
Eerie, ultra-detailed photo of a lightning 'sprite' exposes one of nature's least understood phenomena
An astronomer in Slovakia captured the rare luminous phenomenon as it briefly flashed in Earth's upper atmosphere during a thunderstorm.
Will El Niño end the Southwest's megadrought?
El Niño is set to collide with a megadrought in the Southwest. Will the pattern of wet, warmer weather in the Pacific help end the drought?
Photographer captures rare 'gigantic jets' of upside-down lightning blasting out of Atlantic hurricane
Gigantic jets, which are 50 times more powerful than typical lightning bolts and can reach the edge of space, were seen erupting out of Hurricane Franklin near Puerto Rico.
A blue supermoon and soaring ocean temperatures created a perfect storm for Hurricane Idalia
The storm intensified overnight and made landfall near Keaton Beach, Florida, on the morning of Aug. 30, supporting predictions that soaring sea temperatures would boost storms and hurricanes this year.
Hawaii satellite photo shows devastation wildfires inflicted on Maui
The Landsat 8 satellite captured the deadly flames that burned through the town of Lahaina in Hawaii and killed at least 99 people.
Where are the noctilucent clouds we were promised? The sun might be to blame.
Photographers hoping to capture stunning "night-shining" clouds have been left frustrated this year. The fast-approaching solar maximum may be to blame.
