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Not All Rainbows Have Every Color
Depending on the angle of the sun, ROY G. BIV don’t all necessarily appear
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This Weekend’s Southern Lights Were Nothing Short of Spectacular
The Northern Hemisphere hasn’t yet cornered the market for glorious aurorae
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A New “Drought Atlas” Tracks Europe’s Extreme Weather Through History
The data, based on tree rings, fills in details about past events and could help improve climate modeling for the future
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Venomous Sea Snake Washes Up on California Beach, and El Niño May Be to Blame
The lost sea snake isn’t the only problem the California can expect to face during a strong El Niño year
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High Definition Video of Jupiter Reveals New Weather in the Great Red Spot
Video portrait shows massive storm changing as it shrinks
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Holograms Show That Puffy Clouds Have Sharp Edges
A laser-based imaging technique let scientists see what happens to water droplets at the borders of cumulus clouds
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Climate Change Is Turning 500-Year Floods Into 24-Year Ones
Rising sea levels and an increase in large storms will continue to threaten the Atlantic coast
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Lightning Strikes Can Change Rocks’ Atomic Structure
New research suggests that rock crystals melt under the intense force and heat of lightning
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The Middle East Just Lived Through One of the Hottest Days in History
An Iranian city logged a 165-degree heat index last week as temperatures continue to boil
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This Video of Lightning in Slow Motion is Strangely Entrancing
Hypnotize yourself with lightning at 2,000 frames per second
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There’s Still (Filthy, Disgusting, Not-Yet-Melted) Snow in Boston Right Now
The detritus of Boston’s most severe winter ever has yet to melt away
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A Heat Wave Has Killed Over 1,100 People in India
Scorching temperatures are having a disproportionate affect on the poor
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There Will Be an Extra Week of Summer This Year
Cultural summer ensures 106 days of fun in the sun
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Rockets and Microphones Reveal the First Images of Thunder
The acoustic visuals could help us better understand the physical processes that drive lightning strikes
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How Do Seals Find Their Prey and More Questions From Our Readers
You asked, we answered
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3D Printing Could Help Developing Countries Predict Natural Disasters
The development of more affordable, 3D printed equipment could save lives
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Why Forecasters Were Once Banned From Using the Word “Tornado”
Before meteorologists developed reliable prediction techniques, the t-word was off the table
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Severe Solar Storm Paints the Sky Green on St. Patrick’s Day
A burst of particles from the sun is hitting our atmosphere and lighting up the night as far south as Illinois
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