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What is DANA, the strange weather phenomenon that has caused deadly flooding in Spain?
By María de los Ángeles Orfila published
With record-high Mediterranean temperatures and a year's worth of rain falling in mere hours, Spain has been devastated by the weather phenomenon known as DANA.

What's the fastest recorded wind speed?
By Hannah Loss published
Wind can whip up to surprising speeds, depending on if it's natural or human made.

Before and after satellite images show lakes appearing across Sahara after deluge of rain soaks desert
By Hannah Osborne published
Lakes appearing in the Sahara desert captured in satellite images after a cyclone dumped a years' worth of rain on northern Africa in just a few days.

Bizarre 'pet cloud' reappears above its favorite spot in New Zealand
By Harry Baker published
Earth from space A recent satellite image captured the reemergence of a unique, UFO-like cloud, known as the "Taieri Pet," which appears above New Zealand's South Island when conditions are just right.

Conspiracy theory that Hurricane Milton was 'engineered' explained by psychologists
By Iwan Dinnick, Daniel Jolley published
When faced with uncontrollable climate change, people often embrace conspiracy theories to regain a sense of control.

Hurricane Milton is tied for the fastest-forming Category 5 hurricane on record. It could become the new normal.
By Ben Turner published
Hurricane Milton captured by NASA's GOES-East satellite as it made landfall on Florida's west coast.

Here's why storm surge during hurricanes can be so catastrophic
By Anthony C. Didlake Jr. published
How destructive storm surge gets depends on both the hurricane and the shape of the land.

How strong can hurricanes get?
By Stephanie Pappas published
There's a theoretical limit to the maximum sustained wind speeds of hurricanes, but climate change may increase that "speed limit."
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