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Revamped Mt. Washington museum displays extreme weather
It's now easier to experience some of the worst weather in the world without even getting chilly, thanks to a new museum on the summit of Mount Washington.
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Twin Tornadoes Pummel Northeast Nebraska, Killing One
A small Nebraska town was devastated Monday afternoon when two tornadoes touched down simultaneously in northeast Nebraska, killing one person.
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Chicago Is Not The Windy City
Chicago is The Windy City. Situated on Lake Michigan, Chicago lives up to its nickname as strong winds often wreak havoc at O’Hare airport and residents regularly experience blasts of wind as they turn into wind tunnels formed by the city’s skyscrapers.
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Japan braces for supertyphoon Neoguri
A large and powerful typhoon was heading northwest toward Japan's southern islands Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, warning of heavy rains, landslides and floods. As of Monday afternoon, Typhoon Neoguri was moving up the Pacific Ocean toward Okinawa at a speed of 25 kilometers an hour (16 miles an hour) with winds of up to 180 kph and gusts as strong as 252 kph, the agency said.
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Austrailia-Three states prepare for extreme weather as deep low pressure system delivers arctic conditions
IT’S happening again. South East Australia’s bitterly cold winter is delivering another blow.
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Stacked Lightning
Fourteen image stack of lightning from a line of strong storms approaching Albuquerque from the west. What a sight!
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Heatwave: 'UK Will Be Hotter Than Ibiza'
Britain is set for the hottest week of the year yet with the mercury rising to at least 30C (86F), forecasters say. Temperatures will rise as the week continues, peaking on Friday when parts of the UK will be hotter than Ibiza and Gran Canaria, experts predict. Sky weather producer Christopher England said the south east of England would be hottest but most other areas should see lots of sunshine too.
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Planet is Running a Temp: State of the Climate 'Check-Up'
A new report provides the latest checkup on the health of the global climate system.
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Taiwan Buttons Down as Typhoon Matmo Threatens Region
The Taiwan military was collecting and distributing sandbags to guard against possible flooding on Tuesday as Typhoon Matmo down on the island after brushing the Philippines.
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Northern Sweden warmest in 90 years
The last few days have seen sizzling temperatures across the country
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Revealing the physics behind 'hole-punch' clouds
Hole-punch clouds were first reported in the 1940s. Laypeople had been trying to find an explanation for ages, and some even claimed that the holes could have been formed due to supernatural causes. But a few scientists started to track the rare occurrence and suggested that they were probably linked to rocket launches - and their guess was pretty close to the actual cause.
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Hawaii residents stock up ahead of 2 hurricanes
Hawaii residents were furiously stocking up on essentials as two hurricanes churned toward the islands Wednesday and weather officials asked the whole state to prepare for flash flooding.
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Long Island Weather Observer Sets U.S. Record With 84-Year Streak
Richard G. Hendrickson dials a certain telephone number by 10 a.m. every day. “Bridgehampton,” he says into the receiver. “Good morning.” They know his voice at the National Weather Service. “I don’t say Hendrickson,” he said. “Sometimes if they’ve got a new one” — a new meteorologist answering the phone at the New York-area forecast office in Upton, N.Y., about 40 miles away — “they’ll say, ‘Who is this?’ ”
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Typhoon disrupts start of Japan holiday week
TOKYO (AP) — A typhoon was lashing Japan on Saturday as the country headed into a holiday week, causing authorities to order the evacuation of half a million people
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Summer 2014 is the coldest in a decade
The summer of 2014 has been one of the mildest on the books — and could be the first summer in a decade without a heatwave. “It wasn’t clear if it was going to be a hot or a cool summer,” said National Weather Service meteorologist David Stark. “We started out the year very cool and it seems like we just continued that. It doesn’t look like we have any heat waves in the near future.”
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Linking Extreme Weather Events to Climate Change
Meteorologist Jeff Masters explains why climate scientists once were hesitant to link climate change with the trend of extreme weather events
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Rapidly Warming Arctic Leading to Deadly Extreme Weather Events
Global warming is driving rapid changes in the Arctic, which may be shifting the jet stream to favor deadly extreme weather events in the U.S. and Europe.
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At least 36 dead, 7 missing in landslides in Hiroshima in western Japan
Rain-sodden slopes collapsed in torrents of mud, rock and debris Wednesday on the outskirts of Hiroshima city, killing at least 36 people and leaving seven missing, Japanese police said.
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Flooding In Arizona Prompts Dramatic Rescues
The floods come in the middle of Arizona's monsoon season.
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Environment Canada looking into reports of 2 tornadoes in Ontario
Environment Canada is investigating two possible tornadoes in southern Ontario that may have touched down following storms in the last few days.
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