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Niagara Falls Freezes Over As Temperatures Plunge in North America

The American side of the Niagara Falls partially frozen over in February 2015.

Niagara Falls Freezes Over As Temperatures Plunge in North America

6 Ways to Help People Affected by Texas’s Cold Weather Crisis

Austin, Texas, after winter storm Uri.

6 Ways to Help People Affected by Texas’s Cold Weather Crisis

Driving on Icy Roads in Winter Never Looked Less Fun Than in This Supercut

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Driving on Icy Roads in Winter Never Looked Less Fun Than in This Supercut

What Exactly Is a Nor’easter?

A satellite image of a nor'easter from March 2018.

What Exactly Is a Nor’easter?

If You’re Eating Icicles, You’re Eating Bird Poop

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What's the Difference Between a Snowstorm and a Blizzard?

Blizzards and snowstorms have some things in common.

What Is a Bomb Cyclone?

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

Death Valley National Park in California.

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.

How Do Hurricanes Get Their Names?

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Snow Kidding: A Polar Vortex Could Hit the Eastern U.S. This Month

You may not want to put your ice scraper away just yet.