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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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New Scientist recommends Twisters – action sequel with added tornadoes

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

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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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2C5M1RA Bucharest, Romania - June 30, 2019: 35 degrees celsius (92 fahrenheit) is the temperature displayed by a digital thermometer on a hot summer on a stre

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Cooling fabric blocks heat from pavement and buildings in hot cities

A three-layered textile made from fabric, plastic and silver nanowires can keep a person several degrees cooler than silk or other cooling materials

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JOSHUA TREE, CA - JUNE 5, 2024: Triple digit temperatures ascend on the high desert as a pedestrian walks from a bus stop past the Joshua Tree library digital temperature thermometer on JUNE 5, 2024 in Joshua Tree, California. This week, the state's inland communities will feel the most intense temperature spikes from the high pressure ridge, or heat dome, parked over California.(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

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What is a heat dome and are they getting worse with climate change?

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2RMX7JT Hurricane Idalia (left) as it is making landfall on Wednesday morning, August 30, 2023, near Keaton Beach, Florida, while Hurricane Franklin (left) churns in the Atlantic. (USA)

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Hot Atlantic sets the stage for extreme hurricane season

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El Niño is ending after a year of driving extreme weather

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2N66J4J Postman with motorcycle, Life in a snow country, famous city by heavy snow, Yokote city, Akita, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia

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Snow and rising sea levels may have triggered Japan's earthquake swarm

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