Topic: Meteorology
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Vernal equinox heralds end of the winter that wasn't
This winter was the warmest on record so far in the 21st century. Here are some other remarkable facts about the winter that wasn't.
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Christopher Columbus: Five things you thought you knew about the explorer
It’s Columbus Day – a time when faulty lore about the “discoverer of America” abounds. The myths surrounding the epic voyages of Christopher Columbus are as plentiful as the riches he supposedly discovered. Here are some commonly held beliefs that have endured since, well, 1492.
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Heat wave: Four things that will rise with the temperatures
Slowing down because of rising heat is the expected response in any summer heat wave. But in a week like this one, where high temperatures fanned across the country, sizzling toward 100 degrees F. from Texas to Boston, some things also go up. Here are four things to expect to rise along with our desire to stay indoors and beat the heat.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/26
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Volcanic eruptions
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In Gear
Hurricane season: a car preparation checklist
If you live near the Gulf or Atlantic coasts, it's time to prepare for another hurricane season. Here are seven tips for keeping you, and your car, safe from the storm.
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Hurricane season looks to be near-normal this year
Several factors are contributing to the near-normal hurricane outlook. Among them, sea-surface temperatures in regions where the Atlantic's tropical cyclones form, and conditions in the tropical Pacific that have an extended influence over weather patterns elsewhere.
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New Mexico wildfire, largest ever in the state, continues to burn (+video)
The Whitewater-Baldy blaze has burned more than nearly 300 square miles in New Mexico. It's now the largest wildfire burning in the country.
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Climate change: Arctic passes 400 parts per million milestone
Arctic monitoring stations show carbon dioxide levels are now above 400 parts per million. Carbon dioxide is the chief climate-change gas and stays in the atmosphere for 100 years. Before the Industrial Age, carbon dioxide levels were 275 ppm.
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Four to eight hurricanes in 2012 NOAA forecast
The US will see nine to 15 tropical storms and four to eight of those will become hurricanes, says NOAA in its 2012 Atlantic hurricane forecast. It's a 'near normal' year. Only one to three will likely become major, Category 3, hurricanes.
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Cover Story
CSI Tornado: Decoding – and chasing – supercells with the experts
CSI Tornado: Chasing supercells, interviewing a homeowner sucked off his front porch in an Oklahoma tornado outbreak, and examining the path of a destructive funnel, an expert expedition shows how science is close to decoding the way a tornado works.
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Forecast is for 'normal' hurricane season, a bit wimpier than last year
The Atlantic hurricane season may be quieter this year than last, predict AccuWeather.com forecasters. A 'near normal' 2012 would see at least a dozen tropical storms and two major hurricanes.
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Japanese tsunami debris to hit West Coast this year, sooner than expected
A new estimate suggests that debris from the Japanese tsunami will hit US coasts this year, not next year as previously thought. Who will lead the cleanup is still being worked out.
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Chapter & Verse
What sank the Titanic?
The Titanic was in 'a killing zone of nature,' says author Timothy Maltin.
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Federal crews plan to contain wildfire in Colorado
Federal fire crews today expect to take control of the 7-square-mile wildfire blaze that may have claimed two lives and destroyed 28 homes in the mountains southwest of Denver.
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Colorado wildfire may have started from controlled burn
There had been a controlled burn to prevent wildfires near the area where the 7-square-mile fire started.
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Past decade's extreme weather is manmade, new study suggests
Extreme rainfall and heatwaves over the past decade have been linked to global warming in a new Nature Climate Change study. The relationship between storms and warming is less clear.
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Vernal equinox heralds end of the winter that wasn't
This winter was the warmest on record so far in the 21st century. Here are some other remarkable facts about the winter that wasn't.
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Spring into summer: Unseasonable heat helps pave way for violent weather
Spring is just beginning, but in many parts of the country it already feels like summer. As a storm moves into especially warm humid air in the center of the country, Texas is under the gun for violent storms.
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NASA to launch one rocket per minute tonight (for five minutes)
The five-rocket salvo, which is scheduled to launch Sunday night from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, forms the core of the agency's Anomalous Transport Rocket Experiment, or ATREX.
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Five-rocket launch to edge of space delayed by radio glitch
The malfunction was detected as scientists prepared for the late-night launch rocket launches, which were scheduled to blast off within about five minutes of one another at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va.
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Why NASA will fire five rockets in five minutes
NASA is probing the jet stream with a rocket show that could be visible on the East Coast Wednesday night.
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Warm spring, more tornadoes? Meteorologists raise red flags.
An unusually balmy spring plus cold fronts are a formula for stronger thunderstorms and tornadoes, as hard-hit communities strive to be more resilient.
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Hey, what happened to winter? What its wimpiness portends for spring.
Despite a few powerful snowstorms, the winter of 2011-12, with record-breaking temperatures and less precipitation than normal, has been the fourth warmest on record in the US. What gives?
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Sun continues to spew
The sun continues its active streak this week, spitting out yet another solar flare from the same region that produced two powerful eruptions this week.
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Solar storm could become severe 'bell ringer' in next 24 hours (+video)
Solar storm forecasters say the particles disgorged in a massive solar flare could strike Earth in a particular way, which would make a currently moderate solar storm more severe.
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Biggest solar storm in years now bombarding Earth (+video)
The two huge solar flares that erupted on the sun on Tuesday have produced a wave of charged particles that are now glancing off our planet's magnetic field.
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Solar flare: Biggest in six years hits the Earth (+video)
Solar flare: The Sun is in an 11-year cycle of solar flare activity, with a peak next year. Solar flares can disrupt power grids, satellites, oil pipelines and high-accuracy GPS systems
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Solar flare races towards Earth, expected to cause disruptions to Earth's magnetic field
The largest solar flare in years is hurdling towards Earth at 4 million mph and is expected to hit early Thursday morning.
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Will the solar storm disrupt power grids? (+video)
The sun has hurled a cloud of charged particles in our direction, potentially disrupting satellites and inducing current in our power grids.
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