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Plasma Scientists Created Invisible, Whooping 'Whistlers' in a Lab

August 15, 2018 | Article

The strange radio bursts usually circle the Earth like electromagnetic ghosts, but scientists have now created and studied their shapes in a plasma chamber on Earth.
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News Clip Linked Coal to Climate Change — 106 Years Ago Today

August 14, 2018 | Article

More than a century ago, scientists already knew that burning coal would cause global warming.
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Canada Geese Have a Bizarre, Death-Defying Strategy For Surviving Hailstorms (Video)

August 02, 2018 | Article

A video surfaced recently of a group of Canada geese staring into the sky during a hailstorm. An expert told Live Science why they (and other birds) do this.
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Hottest Night in Recorded History Just Logged in Oman

June 29, 2018 | Article

Quriyat, Oman, just blasted past a 24-hour minimum-temperature record, beating the previous "highest low," which was also set in Oman.
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Why Is NOAA's Brand-New, Billion-Dollar Weather Satellite Going Blind?

May 24, 2018 | Article

NOAA's GOES-17 was supposed to watch for deadly storms and dust clouds in the Western Hemisphere. Instead, it's spending half the day blind.
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The Entire Island of Puerto Rico Just Lost Power Again — Here's Why

April 18, 2018 | Article

The entire island of Puerto Rico is without power again, 210 days after its grid first collapsed during Hurricane Maria on September 20, 2017.
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As World Warms, America's Invisible 'Climate Curtain' Creeps East

April 16, 2018 | Article

A climate boundary divides the U.S. — and it's on the move.
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What If the Ocean's Climate-Controlling 'Conveyor Belt' Came to a Halt?

April 12, 2018 | Article

A recent decline in the strength of a climate-regulating ocean current could spell trouble for weather patterns in the future.
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Why Is Orange Snow Falling Across Eastern Europe?

March 26, 2018 | Article

Winter sports enthusiasts posted truly weird images of an orange landscape after tinted snow fell across Eastern Europe Friday.
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Sorry, Toby — Winter Storms Don't Have Names (Except on Cable News)

March 21, 2018 | Article

Only hurricanes get official names. Unless you're watching The Weather Channel.
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