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How African Dust Storms Create the Caribbean’s Beautiful Beaches—and Protect Them from Hurricanes

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How African Dust Storms Create the Caribbean’s Beautiful Beaches—and Protect Them from Hurricanes

What Exactly Is a Gigafire?

Wildfires have reached historic proportions this year.

What Exactly Is a Gigafire?

Norwegians May Hold the Secret to Braving a Winter Lockdown

Some people can change their winter mindset.

Norwegians May Hold the Secret to Braving a Winter Lockdown

Did the Northern Lights Play a Role in the Sinking of the Titanic? A New Paper Says It’s Possible

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Did the Northern Lights Play a Role in the Sinking of the Titanic? A New Paper Says It’s Possible

Smoke From the West Coast Wildfires Has Been Reported As Far Away As the Netherlands

Smoke fills the sky on Harbor Island in Seattle, Washington on September 12, 2020.

5 Ways to Help Victims of the West Coast’s Wildfires

A wildfire near Shaver Lake, California, earlier this month.

Meet Asperitas, the Trendiest Addition to the Cloud Atlas

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New Expedition Will Explore the 1898 Shipwreck Known as ‘New England’s Titanic’—And You Can Livestream It

Blood stars and Acadian redfish lurk near plates and a stove from the Portland.

It Was 130 Degrees in Death Valley This Weekend—Likely the Hottest Temperature Recorded on Earth Since 1913

Death Valley National Park in California.

Climate Change vs. Global Warming: What's the Difference?

NASA captures a high altitude view of Alaska's Icy Bay in the Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness. Just a century ago, this body of water was covered in ice.

No Air Conditioner Needed! 11 Life Hacks for Staying Cool This Summer

Beat the heat with these tips for staying cool without AC.

7 Facts About the Hurricane Highway

Hurricane Earl (top) and Hurricane Fiona (bottom) pummel the U.S. coast and Caribbean islands.

Expeditions Gather Climate Change Clues on Mount Everest in Two New Documentaries

Team members climb up a slope during the expedition to find Sandy Irvine's remains on Mount Everest.

It Was 100 Degrees in Siberia This Weekend—The Highest Temperature Ever Recorded in the Arctic

A "Pole of Cold" monument commemorating Verkhoyansk as one of the coldest places on Earth.

12 Powerful Facts About Hurricanes

A hurricane bears down on the U.S. Gulf Coast.

7 Top-Rated Portable Air Conditioners You Can Buy Right Now

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