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Sixth year of drought in Texas and Oklahoma leaves ranchers bracing for another harsh summer
Sixth year of drought in Texas and Oklahoma leaves ranchers bracing for another harsh summer The Southern Plains region has been experiencing its sixth consecutive year of drought, with Texas and Oklahoma facing severe water shortages and dried-out pastures. The drought has cost the agriculture industry an estimated $23.6 billion in lost crops, higher feed […]
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How the polar vortex and warm ocean are intensifying a major US winter storm
How the polar vortex and warm ocean are intensifying a major US winter storm A severe winter storm is threatening states from Texas to New England with freezing rain, sleet, and snow, causing hazardous travel conditions, dangerous wind chills, and power outages. The storm’s ferocity may be partly due to a warm ocean, which can […]
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Lightning from Above
Lightning from Above NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured an image of lightning from above while orbiting the International Space Station. The image was taken on July 1, 2025, over Milan, Italy, at an altitude of more than 250 miles. Storm observations from space help scientists study Earth’s upper atmosphere and improve weather models. The data […]
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Pacific Moisture Drenches the U.S. Northwest
Pacific Moisture Drenches the U.S. Northwest Pacific Northwest region experienced heavy rainfall in early December 2025, resulting in landslides and flooding due to a potent atmospheric river. The atmospheric river originated from near the Philippines, approximately 7,000 miles away, and brought moisture that was not typical for the region, highlighting the unpredictability of weather patterns. […]
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Spies Solar Wind ‘U-Turn’
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Spies Solar Wind ‘U-Turn’ Parker Solar Probe has captured images that reveal new details about how solar magnetic fields responsible for space weather escape from the Sun, including instances where material falls back towards the Sun. The spacecraft’s observations have shown that not all magnetic material in a coronal mass ejection […]
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Hurricane Melissa turned sharply to devastate Jamaica − how forecasters knew where it was headed
Hurricane Melissa turned sharply to devastate Jamaica − how forecasters knew where it was headed Hurricane Melissa turned sharply to devastate Jamaica on Oct. 28, 2025, bringing Category 5 winds and causing widespread destruction. The hurricane’s sharp turn was predicted by forecasters due to a combination of atmospheric steering currents and the Bermuda high-pressure system, […]
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Is Waymo ready for winter?
Is Waymo ready for winter? Waymo’s expansion plans to new cities on the East Coast will require its robotaxis to handle snow and other winter weather conditions. The company has traditionally focused on warmer, drier climates for its initial operations, but now faces a challenge as it prepares to enter more adverse weather regions. Waymo’s […]
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‘Space tornadoes’ could cause geomagnetic storms – but these phenomena, spun off ejections from the Sun, aren’t easy to study
‘Space tornadoes’ could cause geomagnetic storms – but these phenomena, spun off ejections from the Sun, aren’t easy to study Researchers have discovered “space tornadoes” called flux ropes that can cause geomagnetic storms, which can damage satellites and disrupt power grids. The discovery was made by simulating space weather events using computer models, which revealed […]
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What are solar storms and the solar wind? 3 astrophysicists explain how particles coming from the Sun interact with Earth
What are solar storms and the solar wind? 3 astrophysicists explain how particles coming from the Sun interact with Earth The Sun occasionally ejects large amounts of energy and particles that can interact with Earth, causing solar storms and space weather. Solar winds are streams of plasma that surround and engulf the Earth and other […]
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2 newly launched NASA missions will help scientists understand the influence of the Sun, both from up close and afar
2 newly launched NASA missions will help scientists understand the influence of the Sun, both from up close and afar NASA has launched two new missions to study the influence of the Sun on the solar system, which will help scientists understand the impact of solar activity on technological systems and space weather. The two […]
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