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Seattle Just Had Its Darkest Day in Nine Years

The combination of thick clouds, steady rain, Seattle’s high latitude, and the sun’s low angle created the seriously gloomy conditions.

How to Pick the Right Weather App, Website, or Software

It’s easy to forget that there was a time in the not-too-distant past when we only had one or two ways to check the weather forecast. Today, we have the opposite problem—there are now so many sources of weather information that it’s hard to pick just one.

14 Fascinating Facts about El Niño

We're currently in the midst of the biggest El Niño on record. Here are a few things you might not have known about the weather phenomenon—and what we can expect from this year's incarnation.

X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/K. Poppenhaeger et al; Illustration: NASA/CXC/M. Weiss

Scientists Discover 5400-MPH Winds on an Exoplanet

The technique the researchers used to detect the stiff breeze could be used in the hunt for Earth-like planets.

The small torn of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, before being destroyed by fire.

The Great Peshtigo Fire: The Deadliest Blaze in American History

On October 8, 1871—the same day the Great Chicago Fire killed 300—a far deadlier wildfire swept across Wisconsin.

This Box Can Simulate the Weather Forecast

This tempescope creates rain, clouds and lightning in a space no bigger than a table lamp.

13 Photos of California's Devastating Drought

2015 marks California’s fourth consecutive year of drought.

Striking Images of Twin Typhoons Captured from Space

Two very big storms are brewing over the Pacific

Watch a Slow-Motion Video of Lightning in Action

Well, "slow" is a relative term.

A Pine Cone-Inspired Wall Opens and Closes With Water

The building covering could close when it rains, and open back up when the sun comes out.

Meteorologists Are Studying Every Song About the Weather Ever

A group of UK climate researchers spent their free time compiling data on how musicians talk about the weather.

Help Map the World’s Auroras With the Aurorasaurus

Can you see the aurora? Tweet NASA scientists—they're cataloguing global sightings of the beautiful shimmering light.

15 Ways to Forecast the Weather (Without Your Phone)

You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows, and you don't need an app to tell you when a storm is coming.

4 Hurricane Simulators That Whip Up Fake Storms

Researchers use powerful fans, rip down trees, and spray water to simulate dangerous storms.

Mapping 13 Years of Clouds on Earth

A New Umbrella Keeps You Dry on a Rainy Day

The Major League Baseball Pitcher Who Got Struck By Lightning

This Is What Thunder Looks Like

Courtesy Kongsfjord International Scuba School

How To Enjoy The Cold: Advice From An Arctic SCUBA Diver

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Scenes From the History of Snow Removal

In some areas, the weather outside is pretty frightful. And since you've no place to go but outside to shovel, get cozy and read about snow removal in the good old days.

A Brief History of The Wacky Weatherman Trope

How Do You Calculate the Wind Chill?

What does it really mean when the weatherman says it feels like minus-20 today? Is there a wind chill thermometer somewhere, or is he just using a mathematical formula? Let's answer these and some of the other pressing questions about the ubiquitous winte

Fact-Checking a 1947 British Weather Report

6 Elaborate Plots to Prevent Tornadoes

There have been many harebrained attempts at preventing tornadoes.

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