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From extreme weather and droughts to lightning and heat waves, this is the latest science on what's happening in the atmosphere right above your head.

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These will be the best places to live in America in 2100 A.D.
Environment

These will be the best places to live in America in 2100 A.D.

By Peter Hess

The most surprising places where it (sometimes) snows
Environment

The most surprising places where it (sometimes) snows

By Rachel Feltman

Climate change could quadruple severe rainstorms in just decades
Environment

Climate change could quadruple severe rainstorms in just decades

By Peter Hess

Hawaii snow
Environment

Why is it snowing in Hawaii?

By Rachel Feltman

What the heck are white rainbows, and where do they come from?
Environment

What the heck are white rainbows, and where do they come from?

By Kate Baggaley

How a rainstorm killed 61,000 reindeer
Environment

How a rainstorm killed 61,000 reindeer

By Mary Beth Griggs

Hurricane Katrina linked to a rise in heart attacks years later
Environment

Hurricane Katrina linked to a rise in heart attacks years later

By Marlene Cimons

Hurricane Matthew
Environment

Hurricane Matthew Was Deceptively Powerful

By Jeremy Deaton

Hurricane Matthew Is The Most Dangerous Storm Since 2007
Environment

Hurricane Matthew Is The Most Dangerous Storm Since 2007

By Mary Beth Griggs

We’re About To Get Regional Forecasts For Solar Storms
Science

We’re About To Get Regional Forecasts For Solar Storms

By Mary Beth Griggs

A New Map Will Help Predict Earth’s Response to Space Weather
Environment

A New Map Will Help Predict Earth’s Response to Space Weather

By Rebecca Boyle

Climate Change Is Knocking On The Door Of Our Urban Fortresses
Environment

Climate Change Is Knocking On The Door Of Our Urban Fortresses

By Nexus Media

Invest 99-L satellite image
Environment

The Potentially Giant Storm Off Florida’s Coast Is Baffling Scientists

Why Is Louisiana Flooding So Badly, And How Can We Prepare For It Next Time?
Environment

Why Is Louisiana Flooding So Badly, And How Can We Prepare For It Next Time?

By Mary Beth Griggs

Can Trees Make Clouds Form?
Environment

Can Trees Make Clouds Form?

By Kate Baggaley

The Musician Who Built A Weather-Sensing Synth
DIY

The Musician Who Built A Weather-Sensing Synth

By Aimee Swartz

Why Nor’easters Can Be So Much Worse Than Normal Snowstorms
Environment

Why Nor’easters Can Be So Much Worse Than Normal Snowstorms

Shipwrecks And Tree Rings Extend The Hurricane Record By 350 Years
Environment

Shipwrecks And Tree Rings Extend The Hurricane Record By 350 Years

By Mary Beth Griggs

This Lab Can Create Category 5 Hurricanes
Environment

This Lab Can Create Category 5 Hurricanes

By Matt Giles

Scientists Will Let Hurricanes Destroy These Drones To Gather Storm Data
Technology

Scientists Will Let Hurricanes Destroy These Drones To Gather Storm Data

By Alexandra Ossola

Why Is There A Hurricane In January?
Environment

Why Is There A Hurricane In January?

By Mary Beth Griggs

How This Year’s El Niño Will Make Meteorologists Look Dumb
Environment

How This Year’s El Niño Will Make Meteorologists Look Dumb

By Katie Peek

In The Past 20 Years, Over 600,000 People Have Died In Weather-Related Disasters
Environment

In The Past 20 Years, Over 600,000 People Have Died In Weather-Related Disasters

By Mary Beth Griggs

Which Weather Disasters Of 2014 Were Influenced By Climate Change?
Environment

Which Weather Disasters Of 2014 Were Influenced By Climate Change?

By Mary Beth Griggs

How Science Is Fighting Wilder Wildfires Than Ever Before
Environment

How Science Is Fighting Wilder Wildfires Than Ever Before

Stay Dry
DIY

How To Turn A Rainy Day Into Art

By Rebecca Harrington

California’s Running Dry And Nobody Knows Why
Environment

California’s Running Dry And Nobody Knows Why

By Jeneen interlandi

Build An Umbrella Stand That Outsmarts The Rain
DIY

Build An Umbrella Stand That Outsmarts The Rain

By Jeremy Blum

Life And Death During Blizzards
Environment

Life And Death During Blizzards

By Francie Diep

The Coldest, Snowiest, Iciest Places In Our Solar System
Science

The Coldest, Snowiest, Iciest Places In Our Solar System

By Loren Grush

Football Physics And The Science Of Deflategate
Science

Football Physics And The Science Of Deflategate

By Chad Orzel

Watch Raindrops Make Asteroid-Like Collisions [Slo-Mo Video]
Environment

Watch Raindrops Make Asteroid-Like Collisions [Slo-Mo Video]

By Sarah Fecht

weather patterns visualized on a 3-D computer model of Earth
Environment

3-D Map Of Earth Shows Real-Time Weather

By Katie Peek

Proof Of Japan’s Kamikaze Typhoons Found In Ancient Rocks
Environment

Proof Of Japan’s Kamikaze Typhoons Found In Ancient Rocks

By Mary Beth Griggs

How To Keep Your Giraffe Warm
Environment

How To Keep Your Giraffe Warm

By Francie Diep

Elephants Able To Detect Rainstorms 150 Miles Away
Environment

Elephants Able To Detect Rainstorms 150 Miles Away

By Loren Grush

Throwback Thursday: WWII Prep, Hurricane Houses, And Texas Gunslingers
Environment

Throwback Thursday: WWII Prep, Hurricane Houses, And Texas Gunslingers

By Rafi Letzter

Extreme Rainfall Is The New Normal, And We’re Not Ready For It
Environment

Extreme Rainfall Is The New Normal, And We’re Not Ready For It

By Emily Gertz

Days With Multiple Tornados More Frequent And Intense
Environment

Days With Multiple Tornados More Frequent And Intense

By Emily Gertz

2013 Was Another Year Of Extreme Weather Across the U.S.
Environment

2013 Was Another Year Of Extreme Weather Across the U.S.

By Emily Gertz

The Government Employees Responsible For Saving Us From Hurricanes Are Working For No Pay
Environment

The Government Employees Responsible For Saving Us From Hurricanes Are Working For No Pay

By Dan Nosowitz

IPCC Still Really, Really Sure We’re Causing Climate Change
Environment

IPCC Still Really, Really Sure We’re Causing Climate Change

By Shaunacy Ferro

Why It’s So Hard To Predict Hurricanes
Environment

Why It’s So Hard To Predict Hurricanes

By Shaunacy Ferro

Can You Tornado-Proof A Home?
Environment

Can You Tornado-Proof A Home?

By Dan Nosowitz

Was The Oklahoma City Tornado The Worst In History?
Environment

Was The Oklahoma City Tornado The Worst In History?

By Colin Lecher

FEMA’s ‘Waffle House Index’ Rates Moore, Oklahoma, At Disaster Level Yellow
Environment

FEMA’s ‘Waffle House Index’ Rates Moore, Oklahoma, At Disaster Level Yellow

By Clay Dillow

Could Privately Funded Orbiters Fill The Looming Weather Satellite Gap?
Environment

Could Privately Funded Orbiters Fill The Looming Weather Satellite Gap?

By Rebecca Boyle

Shipwrecked By Hurricane Sandy: The Strange Tale Of The Sinking Of The Bounty
Environment

Shipwrecked By Hurricane Sandy: The Strange Tale Of The Sinking Of The Bounty

By Matthew Shaer

How To Save The Electrical Grid
Environment

How To Save The Electrical Grid

By Kalee Thompson

Official Australian Weather Map Gets New Colors To Depict Extreme Heat
Environment

Official Australian Weather Map Gets New Colors To Depict Extreme Heat

By Shaunacy Ferro

Why Aren’t We Afraid Of A Tsunami Hitting San Francisco?
Environment

Why Aren’t We Afraid Of A Tsunami Hitting San Francisco?

By Dan Nosowitz

How Moon Dust Could Improve Weather Predictions On Earth
Science

How Moon Dust Could Improve Weather Predictions On Earth

By Rebecca Boyle

Britain Is Testing An Amphibious House That Rises Along WIth Floodwaters
Environment

Britain Is Testing An Amphibious House That Rises Along WIth Floodwaters

By Clay Dillow

Why Can’t We Stop A Hurricane Before It Hits Us?
Environment

Why Can’t We Stop A Hurricane Before It Hits Us?

By Charlie Jane Anders/ io9

How The U.S. Coast Guard Is Fixing The N.J. Oil Spill Caused By Sandy
Environment

How The U.S. Coast Guard Is Fixing The N.J. Oil Spill Caused By Sandy

By Emily Gertz

Meet The Climate Change Denier Who Became The Voice Of Hurricane Sandy On Wikipedia
Environment

Meet The Climate Change Denier Who Became The Voice Of Hurricane Sandy On Wikipedia

By Dan Nosowitz

News Writers: Stop Trying To Scare People With Made-Up Storm Language
Environment

News Writers: Stop Trying To Scare People With Made-Up Storm Language

By Dan Nosowitz

FYI: Why Does Salt Water Make Hurricane Damage So Much Worse?
Science

FYI: Why Does Salt Water Make Hurricane Damage So Much Worse?

By Colin Lecher

What Not To Do In A Huge Storm
Environment

What Not To Do In A Huge Storm

By Martha Harbison

The Latest On Hurricane Sandy’s March Up The East Coast [Live Update]
Environment

The Latest On Hurricane Sandy’s March Up The East Coast [Live Update]

By Colin Lecher, Clay Dillow

5 Things Hurricane Sandy Reveals About Global Warming
Environment

5 Things Hurricane Sandy Reveals About Global Warming

By Dave Mosher

To Stop A Hurricane, Shoot It Full Of Dry Ice?
Environment

To Stop A Hurricane, Shoot It Full Of Dry Ice?

By Rose Pastore

How Hurricanes Work [Infographic]
Environment

How Hurricanes Work [Infographic]

By Colin Lecher

A New Theory Of The Mysterious Origins Of Ball Lightning
Environment

A New Theory Of The Mysterious Origins Of Ball Lightning

By Clay Dillow