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What Exactly Is a Nor’easter?

Nor’easters have earned their reputation for wreaking havoc on land. But what qualifies a storm as a nor’easter?

Say “Freeze!”: An Innovative High-Resolution Camera Captures the Stunning Intricacies of Snowflakes

Snowflake photography is a tricky business, so one innovative cameraman built a whole new device for it.

4 Ways to De-Ice Your Driveway

For safety’s sake, if you have a driveway on your property, ice eradication should be a top priority. Here are four tried and tested strategies you can choose from.

Tired of Shoveling Snow? Try Rolling It

The next time you need to clear snow off your walkway and driveway, try rolling it into a giant snowball instead of shoveling it.

Blizzards and snowstorms have some things in common.

What's the Difference Between a Snowstorm and a Blizzard?

Both snowstorms and blizzards involve snow (obviously) and hazardous conditions, but one has a few requirements to make sure it blows extra hard.

How African Dust Storms Create the Caribbean’s Beautiful Beaches—and Protect Them from Hurricanes

Bermuda's red soil and the Bahamas's white-sand beaches might have come from the same place: the Sahara Desert.

Wildfires have reached historic proportions this year.

What Exactly Is a Gigafire?

The August Complex fire ravaging California is being called a "gigafire," and it's every bit as imposing and destructive as the name implies.

Some people can change their winter mindset.

Norwegians May Hold the Secret to Braving a Winter Lockdown

Learning to think like a Norwegian may help Americans cope with a winter made harder by the pandemic.

Did the Northern Lights Play a Role in the Sinking of the Titanic? A New Paper Says It’s Possible

The northern lights were spotted the night the 'Titanic' sank, and the solar storm that caused them may have contributed to the ship's demise.

Smoke fills the sky on Harbor Island in Seattle, Washington on September 12, 2020.

Smoke From the West Coast Wildfires Has Been Reported As Far Away As the Netherlands

The combination of the raging fires and a jet stream has led to smoke from the West Coast wildfires moving across the Northeast and has even tinted the sky in Europe.

A wildfire near Shaver Lake, California, earlier this month.

5 Ways to Help Victims of the West Coast’s Wildfires

Wildfires across California, Oregon, and Washington are devastating communities—here’s how you can help victims.

Blood stars and Acadian redfish lurk near plates and a stove from the Portland.

New Expedition Will Explore the 1898 Shipwreck Known as ‘New England’s Titanic’—And You Can Livestream It

The SS 'Portland' vanished into the Atlantic during a storm of the century, but we still don’t know exactly why it sank.

Death Valley National Park in California.

It Was 130 Degrees in Death Valley This Weekend—Likely the Hottest Temperature Recorded on Earth Since 1913

The searing heat comes close to the 134 degrees recorded in Death Valley in 1913. But with that temperature called into question, Sunday's measurement may be the hottest ever.

The face of a dog who clearly knows that a hard rain's a-gonna fall.

The Reason Dogs Are Terrified of Thunderstorms—And How You Can Help

Your dog’s anxiety might be from the thunder itself—or it could be related to knowing a thunderstorm is coming.

Team members climb up a slope during the expedition to find Sandy Irvine's remains on Mount Everest.

Expeditions Gather Climate Change Clues on Mount Everest in Two New Documentaries

‘Lost on Everest’ chronicles a mission to find one of Mount Everest’s first missing bodies, while ‘Expedition Everest’ studies climate change on the mountain.

A "Pole of Cold" monument commemorating Verkhoyansk as one of the coldest places on Earth.

It Was 100 Degrees in Siberia This Weekend—The Highest Temperature Ever Recorded in the Arctic

A “heat dome” is partially to blame, but climate change has been causing alarmingly high temperatures in Siberia for months.

You may not want to put your ice scraper away just yet.

Snow Kidding: A Polar Vortex Could Hit the Eastern U.S. This Month

The cold front will affect large portions of the Northeast, with snow accumulation possible in Pennsylvania and New York.

Consider a storm yet another reason to procrastinate on your dishes.

You Should Never Wash Dishes During a Thunderstorm—Here’s Why

Doing the dishes during a thunderstorm leaves you vulnerable to electrical shock the same way taking a shower does.

Lítla Dímun: The Smallest of the Faroe Islands Has Its Very Own Cloud

Thanks to an interesting weather phenomenon, Lítla Dímun in Denmark's Faroe Islands is often capped by a flying-saucer-shaped cloud.

Houses along Lake Erie's shoreline were pummeled with sheets of icy water during a storm last week.

Storm Leaves Homes Along Lake Erie Covered in Up To Three Feet of Ice

Windy weather gave Hamburg, New York, a string of ice houses that Elsa from 'Frozen' would’ve been proud of.

Watch: Rare ‘Ice Volcanoes’ Are Erupting on a Michigan Beach

The ice volcanoes spotted on a Lake Michigan beach are a natural result of the lake's tides in freezing temperatures.

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What Happens to Mosquitoes in the Winter?

These nuisance creatures have a system for braving the cold so they can emerge in the spring and get back to the business of slurping up your blood.

It’s Raining Iguanas In South Florida

As temperatures approached freezing in South Florida, the National Weather Service in Miami warned of stunned iguanas falling out of trees.

Why Can You Sometimes See Your Breath?

Seeing your breath isn't a cold weather phenomenon. It can also be visible when it's as warm as 60°F outside!

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