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11 Wonderful Winter Weather Terms

Parhelia of "sun dogs" appear over a field in Iowa.

11 Wonderful Winter Weather Terms

Bundle Up: The Old Farmer’s Almanac Predicts a 'Season of Shivers' Ahead, So Be Prepared for a Long, Cold Winter

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Bundle Up: The Old Farmer’s Almanac Predicts a 'Season of Shivers' Ahead, So Be Prepared for a Long, Cold Winter

What Exactly Is a Nor’easter?

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What Exactly Is a Nor’easter?

5 Organizations Helping Hurricane Ida Victims—and How You Can Contribute

A flooded boulevard in Biloxi, Mississippi, on August 30.

5 Organizations Helping Hurricane Ida Victims—and How You Can Contribute

8 Strange Cloud Types and What They Mean

Lenticular clouds in Cape Town, South Africa.

Funnel of Love: Mosquitoes Looking for Mates Formed ‘Mosquito Tornadoes’ in Siberia

What's worse than a single mosquito? Mosquitoes that don't want to be single.

10 Tips for Coping With a Heat Wave

Don't let the heat beat you up this summer.

93 Names Have Been Retired For Atlantic Hurricanes and Tropical Storms—Is Yours One of Them?

A hurricane as seen from a satellite.

Niagara Falls Freezes Over As Temperatures Plunge in North America

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

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

Austin, Texas, after winter storm Uri.

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

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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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