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Ocean thunderstorms generate the most intense lightning ever observed

An analysis of satellite observations has identified some extreme thunderstorms over the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Mexico with lightning flashes so frequent that the sky would appear continuously lit

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Hurricanes are becoming so strong we may need a new scale to rate them

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Coldest places on Earth (East Antarctic Plateau)

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Where is the coldest place on Earth?

2023 was officially the hottest year on record

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2023 was officially the hottest year on record

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Better weather forecasts could help billions adapt to climate change

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EVROS, GREECE - AUGUST 31: A firefighters runs as wildfire intensifies in the village of Sidiro and Yannuli in Evros, Greece on August 31, 2023. Efforts to extinguish wildfire continues. (Photo by Ayhan Mehmet/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

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Why 2023 was almost certainly the hottest year ever recorded

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BFERM2 Bulldozer Spread Coal Mine Waste on Impoundment Dam

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Could coal mining waste provide crucial elements for green tech?

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DeepMind AI can beat the best weather forecasts - but there is a catch

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The past 12 months were the hottest ever on record

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When will Storm Ciarán hit and what makes it a bomb cyclone?

The strongest winds from Storm Ciarán are expected to hit south England on the morning of 2 November, and the storm may set a record for the lowest air pressure recorded in 200 years

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Hurricane Otis rapidly intensified – why was it so hard to predict?

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Strange upward lightning shoots out X-rays as it rises to the clouds

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Scorching September puts 2023 on track to be hottest year on record

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Europe’s ‘insect apocalypse’ may mostly be driven by changing weather

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