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How Corona Discharge Works—Trees Glow in Storms Science

How Corona Discharge Works—Trees Glow in Storms

Corona discharge causes treetops to glow with faint ultraviolet light during thunderstorms. Scientists recently filmed the phenomenon for the first ti...

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How Tornadoes Form—and Why the U.S. Gets the Most Science

How Tornadoes Form—and Why the U.S. Gets the Most

An explainer on the atmospheric mechanics behind tornado formation, why the United States experiences more tornadoes than any other country, and how m...

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How Super Typhoons Form—and Why They Intensify Science

How Super Typhoons Form—and Why They Intensify

Super typhoons are the most powerful storms on Earth, with winds exceeding 150 mph. Here's how they form, why they intensify so rapidly, and what make...

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How El Niño Works—and Why Super Events Hit Harder Science

How El Niño Works—and Why Super Events Hit Harder

El Niño is a recurring climate pattern driven by warming waters in the tropical Pacific that reshapes weather worldwide. Here is how the ocean-atmosph...

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How Hurricane Season Forecasts Work—and Why Science

How Hurricane Season Forecasts Work—and Why

Every spring, scientists predict how many hurricanes the Atlantic will produce months before the first storm forms. Here's how seasonal forecasting wo...

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How Rip Currents Work—and How to Survive Them Science

How Rip Currents Work—and How to Survive Them

Rip currents kill more beachgoers than sharks, hurricanes, and tornadoes combined. Here is how these invisible rivers form, why they catch swimmers of...

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Cold Kills 20x More Hearts Than Heat, Major US Study Finds Health

Cold Kills 20x More Hearts Than Heat, Major US Study Finds

A landmark 20-year analysis of over 14 million U.S. cardiovascular deaths reveals cold weather causes roughly 40,000 excess heart-related deaths annua...

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What Is a Kona Low and Why It Floods Hawaii Science

What Is a Kona Low and Why It Floods Hawaii

Kona lows are cold-core cyclones that reverse Hawaii's normal wind patterns, pushing moisture-laden air into the islands from the southwest and trigge...

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How Cold Weather Raises Heart Attack Risk Health

How Cold Weather Raises Heart Attack Risk

Cold temperatures trigger vasoconstriction, thicken the blood, and spike blood pressure — a cascade that kills roughly 40,000 Americans a year. Here i...

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How Arctic Sea Ice Works—and Why Its Loss Matters Science

How Arctic Sea Ice Works—and Why Its Loss Matters

Arctic sea ice is far more than frozen water at the top of the world. It regulates global temperatures, drives ocean circulation, and sustains entire...

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What Is El Niño and How Does It Affect the World? Science

What Is El Niño and How Does It Affect the World?

El Niño is a periodic warming of the tropical Pacific Ocean that disrupts weather patterns across the globe, triggering droughts, floods, and economic...

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How Nor'easters Form—and Why They're So Powerful Science

How Nor'easters Form—and Why They're So Powerful

Nor'easters are among the most destructive storms to strike North America's East Coast, capable of burying cities in snow and causing billions in dama...

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