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Most cities are rainier than their surroundings due to heat and smog

A global survey of more than a thousand cities shows heat and air pollution in urban environments often have a measurable influence on rainfall, creating urban "wet islands"

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The jet stream may be starting to shift in response to climate change

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The Atlantic has been suspiciously quiet this hurricane season

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CERN's CLOUD experiment

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CERN's CLOUD experiment studies role of aerosols on clouds and climate

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Lightning can make energy waves that travel shockingly far into space

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The Antarctic’s polar vortex could be about to split in two

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Warner Bros handout film still: Twisters. (from_left)_Lily_(Sasha_Lane)_and_Tyler_(Glen_Powell),_in_Twisters

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New Scientist recommends Twisters – action sequel with added tornadoes

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Google AI slashes computer power needed for weather forecasts

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2XG090B This GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken at 4:16 p.m. EDT on Friday, July 5, 2024, and provided by NOAA, shows Hurricane Beryl over Mexico?s Yucatan Peninsula. Texas officials urged coastal residents to prepare as the storm moves toward the Gulf of Mexico. (NOAA via AP)

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Hurricane forecasts are improving – but big misses are still possible

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Truck outfitted with weather sensors, lasers and balloons

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Mobile weather labs map toll of extreme heat in scorching US cities

Trucks outfitted with weather sensors, lasers and balloons are mapping urban microclimates in the extreme heat of the US Southwest

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Self-cooling artificial grass could help cities handle extreme weather

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Thousands of US dams may be unprepared for extreme rain

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Still from Dreams of the ravaged, a short documentary film about three young survivors of super typhoon Odette, a tropical cyclone that hit the Philippines in 2021

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Watch Philippines typhoon disaster film winner of Earth Photo 24 award

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Tropical storms like Alberto can lead to years of declining incomes

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