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Air Force’s plan to drop U.S. forecast system for U.K. model draws criticism
Some are perplexed the Air Force picked a foreign model when the U.S. is investing heavily to develop its own models.
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It's been raining worms in Norway
Karsten Erstad is a biologist from Norway. But despite his experience of the animal world, he couldn't believe his eyes when, whilst skiing, he came across thousands upon thousands of earthworms. At first, he thought they had been driven up from the ground...
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Mystery blob in the Pacific messes up US weather and ecosystems
Tropical fish in Alaska, stranded sea lions and more thunderstorms across the US Pacific coast have all been linked to an unusual blob of warm water...
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Record-breaking winds sculpt mountaintop ice
Night's Watch on the Wall are tough guys in Game of Thrones, but let's see them try a winter among the hard rime at the Mount Washington Observatory
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How Does the Fairdale Tornado Compare to the 2013 El Reno and Moore Tornadoes
A look at how the Fairdale tornado compares to the El Reno and Moore tornado.
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World Weather Photos
Storms and severe weather are the focus of this week's World View collection.
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Table Mountain, Cape Town
Fog envelops Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, in this National Geographic Photo of the Day from our Your Shot community.
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Extreme weather warnings: How they work and whether the U.S. does it better
When severe weather looms in Canada, there is a progression of statements, watches and warnings issued by forecasters to inform and protect the public. Here is a guide to those alerts.
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Climatologists to physicists: your planet needs you
Climate scientists highlight cloud mysteries in a bid to compete with astronomy and cosmology.
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Tornado that hit Rochelle ILL. 4/9/15 at 5:50pm
Rochelle IL tornado
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F5 Tornado Devastates Small Kansas Town in April 1991
The last F5 tornado, using the old Fujita rating system, in KS touched down on April 26, 1991. The town of Andover, located near Wichita, was not prepared for a storm of this scale. The aftermath of the twister showed residents and emergency management officials within Tornado Alley why being prepared and having a plan is so important. Fortunately, the town was also able to show that recovery and rebuilding was possible.
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Extreme Weather Watch: March 2015
Vanuatu is a small island in the Pacific that was effectively wiped out by a Category 5 cyclone.
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World View
Welcome to Weather Underground's World View! A weekly pictorial review of weather around the globe submitted by the WunderPhoto community.
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Can Weather Data Alter Business Decisions? IBM Thinks So
IBM’s ongoing reorganization has birthed a new Internet of Things division, in which the giant tech company will invest $3 billion over the next four years. The unit’s first big move: an alliance with The Weather Company. The partnership will focus first on data services for retailers, insurance companies and utilities.
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It hit 63 degrees in Antarctica on Tuesday
Antarctica may have experienced its warmest day ever recorded on Tuesday, with the temperature reading of 63.5°F, reports The Weather Underground. Tuesday's record high temperature follows another high reading of 63.3°F set just the day before. Until this week's heat wave, the highest-known recorded temperature on the continent was 62.6°F back in 1976.
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14 years worth of rain in one day triggers deadly flooding in driest place on Earth
Parts of the Atacama Desert in Chile were flooded this week when heavy thunderstorms caused torrential rainfall.
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Earth’s surface rising in North America, Europe: after-effect of ice age
In the U.S., this past year has had more than enough reminders of how weather can affect our lives.
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1 Person Killed When Tornadoes Hit Oklahoma, Arkansas
The National Weather Service says a severe weather system in Arkansas likely produced the nation's first tornado for the month of March.
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Silent spring: No severe thunderstorm or tornado watches issued so far in March
For the first time in 45 years, the National Weather Service has yet to issue a single severe thunderstorm or tornado watch this deep into March. “We are in uncharted territory with respect to lack of severe weather”, said Greg Carbin, warning coordination meteorologist for the NWS Storm Prediction Center (SPC). “This has never happened in the record of SPC watches dating back to 1970.”
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Not a leaf spared: Before and after photos show Cyclone Pam’s devastation
Before Cyclone Pam these islands were lush, green and tropical. After, they are barren and brown, and look like the cyclone spared not a single leaf.
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