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5 Dangerous and Costly Hurricane Facts and Myths Debunked
There are many myths about hurricanes, but the facts behind these storms could make the difference between life and death if you live by any of the common misnomers about one of Mother Nature’s most...
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Winter Storms Facts and Info Revealed
If you’re like many people seeking facts and info on winter storms, you may feel a little overwhelmed at the amount of information out there on blizzards, nor’easters, clippers, and the other types of...
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Weather Clubs and Activities are Fun for All
Weather clubs are a great venue for enjoying your love of meteorology and sharing your passion of the science with other people with similar interests. If you’re a weather bug like me, you’ve probably...
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4 Tips for Getting Your Roof Gutters Ready for Spring Snowmelt
Your roof gutters may have been designed to handle rainfall, but if you live in the northern climes, your gutter system may also have to handle winter storms and the subsequent melting snow. While the...
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Hypercanes: Severe Hurricanes You Wouldn’t Want to Mess With
You know those severe hurricanes in the movies that wipe out entire cities, wash away beaches, and render millions of people homeless? The computers at Hollywood’s studios aren’t the only ones cooking...
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Should We Be Naming Winter Storms? Why One Weather Watcher Thinks The Idea Is...
There’s been a flurry of attention lately about the move The Weather Channel has made on naming winter storms. The network, which has been on the air since 1982, has stood behind the move that has been...
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What Is A Microburst? See How Microbursts Are Different From Tornadoes
Have you ever experienced a microburst? You would have probably thought you were in a tornado if you ever had been, since microbursts are strong, sudden blasts of winds that can exceed 160 miles per...
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How To Measure Wind Damage From Tornadoes, Hurricanes & Other Storms
Wind damage – its dramatic impacts are sometimes the first images we see following a hurricane, tornado, or strong thunderstorm. Fortunately, meteorologists are doing an incredible job at improving...
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What Are Sun Spots? (The Kinds The Sun Gets – Not Your Skin!)
What are sun spots? No, I’m not talking about those flat gray or brown skin spots we get as we age, also called sunspots. I’m referring to dark spots that pop up on the sun. The sun may look pretty...
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Summer Pool Weather Forecast: Swimming Pool Water Illnesses
A lot of people want to know what the pool weather forecast is shaping up like. Well, if we’re talking about meteorological conditions, we can tell you the summer weather will be hot with a chance of...
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10 Exosphere Facts: The Transition Between The Atmosphere And Outer Space
At roughly 300 miles from sea level to the top of the thermosphere, the bulk of Earth’s atmosphere is relatively thin compared to the 8,000-mile diameter of our planet. At the very top of the...
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How Likely Is An Asteroid Impact Here On Earth?
If you’ve seen movies such as Deep Impact and Armageddon, you’ve probably come to realize that an asteroid impact here on Earth would be an absolutely devastating event that could result in terrible...
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What To Do If Lightning Strikes Your Car
Being on the road in a car while lightning is flashing all around me is something I don’t think much about when it’s happening, given that I was born and raised in Florida, a state historically known...
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What’s The Fall Weather Report? Find Out Here!
What’s the fall weather report look like in your neck of the woods? Cooling, with a chance of winter toward the end of the forecast…But, seriously, where do you turn for the latest updates on fall...
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20 Fun Facts About Snow
About the time fall starts turning into winter, most people in the United States begin trading in their leaf-gathering rakes for snow-scooping shovels.Yes, snow can be downright fun for some and...
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Alberta Clipper Snow Storms: What You Need To Know About Alberta Clippers In...
You’ve probably heard of an Alberta clipper before. While Los Angeles also has ‘clippers,’ those are the kind that are more likely to make a 3-point shot on the basketball court than dump snow in the...
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7 Cool Facts About Unseasonably Warm Chinook Winds And How Chinooks Affect...
If you live in the Great Plains or anywhere in the Pacific Northwest, you probably are quite familiar with Chinook winds. Also known as a Foehn – or Fohn wind – Chinooks are a type of dry, warm winter...
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What Is A Galileo Thermometer? How Do Galilean Thermometers Work?
Looking for a great piece of art that can also tell you the temperature? If so, then a Galileo thermometer is exactly what you need. As a weather bug, I was quite excited to receive a Galilean...
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4 Awesome Sky Events You Can See Without A Telescope – Here’s When & Where To...
Do you enjoy watching sky events? Outer space weather is always fun to observe and, best of all, it will never force you to open your umbrella… unless a couple falling meteorites decide to rain on your...
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When Is Tornado Season? Tornado Facts + Answers To Your Top Tornado Questions
Is there a tornado season? The answer is “yes” with a BIG asterisk. That asterisk? Tornado season in your part of the country may be different than in another region of the United States. You see,...
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