Historic 'bomb cyclone' freezes North America
The extreme cold weather hitting North America in the run-up to Christmas holidays is due to a phenomenon called a "bomb cyclone".
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Dec 23, 2022
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EXPLAINER: Arctic blast sweeps US, bomb cyclone possible
An arctic blast is bringing extreme cold, heavy snow and intense wind across much of the U.S. this week—just in time for the holidays.
Environment
Dec 21, 2022
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What drives the recent decline of East Asian dust activity?
Dust storms can be miles long and thousands of feet high. It may cause various environmental consequences including severe air pollution, land degradation, and damage to crop and livestock.
Earth Sciences
Dec 21, 2022
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Scientists develop low-cost system to measure space weather without leaving the ground
A research team from the Institute of Space-Earth Environmental Research (ISEE) at Nagoya University in Japan used a sensor manufactured by Aichi Steel Corporation to build a magneto-impedance sensor magnetometer (MIM) that ...
Planetary Sciences
Dec 16, 2022
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South cleans up from tornadoes as blizzards advance north
Communities from Texas to Florida began assisting survivors and cleaning up Thursday after tornadoes left scattered destruction and at least three people dead across the South. To the north, blizzards continued to pound the ...
Environment
Dec 15, 2022
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Climate report: Earth saw its 9th-warmest November in 143 years
Last month was another unusually warm month, as the planet saw its ninth-warmest November on record.
Environment
Dec 15, 2022
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Tempted to joke about global warming amid a blizzard? Here's what experts say about that
Winter storms are pummeling the United States, snow is piling up, temperatures are dropping, traffic is snarling and there's always the threat of thunderstorms and thundersnow.
Earth Sciences
Dec 14, 2022
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Study finds flightless puffins vulnerable to winter storms for two months a year
Puffins lose the ability to fly for up to two months every year—twice as long as previously believed. Researchers at University College Cork (UCC) suggest the seabirds are vulnerable to winter storms due to their inability ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 13, 2022
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Has remote learning buried the snow day? Not quite, but it depends where you live
Snow days, a nostalgic rite of passage for generations of students across the northern United States, might seem destined to be a memory of school days past. For nearly a century, schools have canceled or delayed classes ...
Education
Dec 13, 2022
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Recent storms give drought-weary California cause for hope, but will they continue?
Winter storms that doused California with much-needed rain and snow over the last week have managed to ease some dire drought conditions, but experts warned that the state still has a long way to go to truly reverse its historic ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 13, 2022
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