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Typhoon Higos Makes History in NW Pacific
With an unexpected burst of intensification on Monday, Typhoon Higos became the strongest tropical cyclone on record for so early in the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Don't Confuse Meteorology with Climate Science
In predicting future climate conditions, scientists don't predict weather — specific meteorological conditions over a small areas and time.
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Welcome to Earth: Population 500 million
Climate change has done its worst, and now just 500 million humans remain on lifeboats in the north. How do they survive?
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The fiddling with temperature data is the biggest science scandal ever
When future generations look back on the global-warming scare of the past 30 years, nothing will shock them more than the extent to which the official temperature records – on which the entire panic ultimately rested – were systematically “adjusted” to show the Earth as having warmed much more than the actual data justified.
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Another Winter Storm Barrels Toward the Northeast
Another winter storm is heading toward the Northeast, where it is expected to pile on to already record snowfalls.
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Waves of Fog Pour into Portland in Photographer's Timelapse Video
Andrew Studer writes that his video "Inversion Immersion" uses the art of timelapse to take a look at what Portland looks like when an inversion takes place.The video was done last week.
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Northeast braces for second major snowstorm in a week
A huge storm headed on Monday for the northeastern United States, the region's second wintry blast in less than a week, after dumping more than a foot (30 cm) of snow in the Chicago area.
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San Francisco gets no rain in January for first time in 165 years
In another sign California's persistent drought, downtown San Francisco recorded no measurable rain in January for the first time in 165 years.
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Doctors and nurses brave brutal Boston blizzard to get to work
The Boston Yeti isn't the only one braving the city's streets in the midst of a massive blizzard. Boston's healthcare professionals were also out on the street, trekking through heavy snow and strong winds to get to local hospitals during brunt of the storm. Despite reports of more than 20 inches of snow in the city, doctors, nurses and technicians made their way to work any way they could on Tuesday.
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Why (Almost) Everyone Got Snowpocalypse Wrong
A high-tech weather prediction model said New York wouldn't get much snowfall. So why didn't we know about it?
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Heavy snow spells end of early Spring
Snowfall could abruptly end the early arrival of snowdrops, hazel catkins and butterflies following the warmest year since records began.
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Santa Ana Winds Knock Out Power To Thousands Across Southland
Power was being restored Sunday to tens of thousands of people who lost electricity in Southern California after fierce Santa Ana winds gusting as much as 89 mph toppled trees and power poles.
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Winter's first big snow expected in U.S. Northeast this weekend
Up to 8 inches of snow is expected to fall over parts of the Northeast this weekend, and a wintry mix could make for a messy Monday morning commute in New York, Boston and other cities.
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A Striking Change in Lightning Deaths
The death toll from lightning has plummeted across the United States in recent decades.Lightning kills far more people in other countries.
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Rainfall can release aerosols, study finds
High-speed imaging captures raindrops releasing clouds of aerosols on impact.
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Arctic Is Warming Twice As Fast As World Average
The latest word from scientists studying the Arctic is that the polar region is warming twice as fast as the average rise on the rest of the planet. And researchers say the trend isn't letting up. That's the latest from the 2014 Arctic Report Card — a compilation of recent research from more than 60 scientists in 13 countries. The report was released Wednesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Who Needs a Weatherman? These Buildings Tell You the Forecast
It has never been easier to get updates on the weather. If you have a smartphone, a few taps will pull up forecasts quicker than you can say
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Four dead in Brazil lightning strike
Four people in Brazil have been killed by a lightning strike on a beach crowded with holidaymakers, according to media reports. Four others were taken to hospital - two of them are said to be in a serious condition. The incident occurred during a sudden storm at Praia Grande on the coast of south-eastern Sao Paulo state. The victims were sheltering from heavy rain in a beachside kiosk when they were struck.
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The Health Benefits of Being Cold
Year-round warmth is a modern luxury, and one that could be affecting body weight and health, how keeping cool can lead to weight loss.
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There's a blizzard warning in effect for ... Hawaii?!
The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the summits of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea volcanic peaks, located on the Big Island of Hawaii.
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