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What is La Nina?
La Niña, the direct opposite of El Niño, occurs when sea surface temperatures in the central Pacific Ocean drop to lower-than-normal levels.
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Tornadoes to Threaten Lives, Property Over Central US Next Week
There is the potential for a damaging and dangerous severe weather outbreak to unfold next Tuesday and continue into Wednesday over part of the central United States.
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The most terrifying part about getting struck by lightning is what happens afterwards
Somewhere in the sky, in the guts of a storm, lightning is forming. Although it’s rare, with the odds of getting struck in your lifetime being roughly 1 in 12,000 , every now and then a human will provide an attractive target for lightning bolts to...
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AccuWeather issues 90-day forecasts and meteorologists are not amused
The ability to throw more computer processing power at forecast models has substantially improved the ability of meteorologists to predict the weather. A recent analysis found that a modern five-day forecast is as accurate as three-day forecast was in 1995. In the last three decades, thanks largely to numerical weather prediction, the useful window of forecasting has moved out from about 7 days to 10 days.
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Satellite Images Illustrate the Power of Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Fantala Near Madagascar
Powerful Tropical Cyclone Fantala is churning in the western Indian Ocean with maximum sustained winds equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
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Colorado Snowstorm
A lone bison is blanketed by snow as the animal stands at the buffalo overlook along Interstate 70 as a severe spring storm packing high winds and heavy, wet snow sweeps over the intermountain West Saturday, April 16, 2016.
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Greenland's Melt Season Begins almost Two Months Early
More than 10 percent of the ice sheet was melting as of April 10, crushing the previous record
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After Decades of SHOUTING, the National Weather Service Embraces Lowercase
No longer will the government yell into your eyeballs about lightly breezy days.
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Rescuers Try to Find Skiers Stuck on Alaska Glacier for Days
Searchers on Monday hoped to find two skiers who have been stuck on an Alaska glacier for three days and were forced to dig snow caves after ferocious wind and heavy snow shredded their tent.
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Forecasters: 2016 Hurricane Season Will Be Busier Than Usual
All eyes will be on the Atlantic Ocean in 2016 as forecasters say the hurricane season will be busier than usual. Forecasters are predicting that tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic will total 14 this season, two more than what is considered normal, according to an AccuWeather release. Forecasters identified several factors for their predictions...
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The Myth and Truth Behind LA’s ‘Devil Winds’
How the supposedly sinister Santa Ana winds can change us and how we’re changing them. By Adrian Glick Kudler.
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Tornado Forms in Tulsa County, Oklahoma
ABC affiliate in Tulsa captures a tornado forming from a helicopter. ◂
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Accurate Weather Predictions 50 days in Advance May be possible, Study Suggests
Meteorologists may soon be able to predict likelihood of extreme heat in the Eastern United States as much as 50 days in advance, according to a new study.
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Storm Katie: Winds see Flights Cancelled and Property Damaged
Storm Katie batters large parts of England, leaving flights cancelled, property damaged and thousands of people without power.
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Here Comes La Niña--Or Does It? What History, Models, and Experts Tell Us
After a superheated few months, the tropical Pacific is starting to cool down, one of several signs that the memorable El Niño event of 2015-16 is nearing its end. The looming question is whether this blockbuster will be followed by a sequel--which, like most sequels, could pale in comparison--or whether La Niña is waiting in the wings, ready to take the stage for what could be an extended run.
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Today is World Meteorological Day
Each of the past several decades has been significantly warmer than the previous one. The period 2011–2015 was the hottest on record, and the year 2015 – with an extra boost from a powerful El Niño – was the hottest since modern observations began in the late 1800s.
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Ten Civilizations or Nations That Collapsed From Drought
Drought is the great enemy of human civilization.
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See Every Tropical Cyclone Worldwide Since 1850 on One Map
The swirly map sums up a century and a half of tropical activity.
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Latest Storms are Filling Reservoirs and Bringing Hopes of a 'March Miracle'
Ever since a series of winter storms began dumping rain and snow in Northern California last year, officials have been looking for tangible signs that all those storms were making a dent in the state's four-year drought.
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Flash Flood Emergency in Northern Lousiana: Over a Foot of Rain in 24 Hours
A Flash Flood Emergency has been declared in Northwest Louisiana, including the city of Shreveport, where over a foot of rain fell in just 24 hours, from Tuesday morning through Wednesday morning. At Shreveports's Barksdale Air Force Base, 13.16
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