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US suffers record-breaking cold: What's going on with the polar vortex?
By Patrick Pester Published
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'Stay off the roads': Winter storm warning as deadly floods strike Kentucky
By Patrick Pester Published
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How accurate are Punxsutawney Phil's Groundhog Day forecasts?
By Live Science Staff Last updated
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'We are creating the fire equivalent of an ice age': Humans have plunged Earth into the 'Pyrocene'
By Stephen Pyne Published
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Explosive 'bomb cyclone' descending on UK and Ireland with up to 100 mph winds
By Patrick Pester Published
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Florida's snowfall record smashed as historic storm blasts Gulf Coast
By Patrick Pester Published
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What's in pink fire retardant being dropped on LA, and is it dangerous?
By Patrick Pester Published
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Flooding
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'Stay off the roads': Winter storm warning as deadly floods strike Kentucky
By Patrick Pester Published
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El Niño could unleash several '10-year flood events' this winter in cities such as Seattle and San Diego
By Ben Turner Published
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Rare lake forms in Death Valley
By Jennifer Nalewicki Published
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'Monsoon on steroids' has flooded vast swaths of Pakistan, disturbing satellite images show
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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Satellite images show extreme flooding in New Jersey in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida
By Chelsea Gohd Published
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A 'wobble' in the moon's orbit could result in record flooding in the 2030s, new study finds
By Brandon Specktor Published
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'Ballooning' spiders leave behind sea of silk after flood in Australia
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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Steaming river of black sludge floods through Arizona
By Rafi Letzter Published
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Venice Suffers Worst Flooding in 50 Years, Mayor Blames Climate Change
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Hurricanes
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Conspiracy theory that Hurricane Milton was 'engineered' explained by psychologists
By Iwan Dinnick Published
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Hurricane Milton is tied for the fastest-forming Category 5 hurricane on record. It could become the new normal.
By Ben Turner Published
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Here's why storm surge during hurricanes can be so catastrophic
By Anthony C. Didlake Jr. Published
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How strong can hurricanes get?
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Hurricane season 2024: How long it lasts and what to expect
By Tia Ghose Last updated
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Hurricane Milton: Jaw-dropping images taken from space show the storm rapidly intensifying as it approaches Florida
By Ben Turner Published
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'This is the most impactful storm we have faced': 'Major' storm Hurricane Milton to make landfall as Florida reels from Helene
By Ben Turner Published
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'People should not be there': 'Unsurvivable' 20-foot storm surge predicted as ferocious Hurricane Helene heads to Florida
By Ben Turner Last updated
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Experts predicted way more hurricanes this year — here's the weird reason we're 'missing' storms
By Francesca Morris Published
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Wildfires
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'We are creating the fire equivalent of an ice age': Humans have plunged Earth into the 'Pyrocene'
By Stephen Pyne Published
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What's in pink fire retardant being dropped on LA, and is it dangerous?
By Patrick Pester Published
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Stark 'drought' maps reveal just why wildfires have blazed through Los Angeles
By Ming Pan Published
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Giant wildfires can create their own weather. Here's how.
By Kyle Hilburn Published
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'Wall of flames' from out-of-control Canadian wildfire devastates town of Jasper and national park
By Patrick Pester Published
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Canadian wildfire smoke detected thousands of miles away in Norway
By Kiley Price Published
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NYC's air quality ranked worst of any major city on Wednesday. With climate change, will it happen again?
By Rebecca Sohn Published
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Why does lightning zigzag?
By Tom Metcalfe Published
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Rare, 'rule-breaking' quasicrystal found in chunk of 'fossilized' lightning
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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