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It's not everywhere that you can walk on a lake—but you can in Alaska.

If snow sports and curling up with a good book and steaming mug of tea are your favorite activities, you might want to consider moving to one of America's chilliest states.

The conditions for stifling heat are pretty easy to explain, and so is the solution: Keep cool.

An aerial shot of downtown Phoenix, Arizona.

If you’re looking for a change of scenery, don’t underestimate the importance of sunlight.

Few volcanoes had had such a dramatic and devastating impact on the world as Indonesia's Mount Tambora.

Is it really not the heat, but the humidity? With temperatures spiking around the world, it's a good time to answer some questions about the heat index.

Catatumbo lightning over Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela

One place in Venezuela, near the confluence of the Catatumbo River and Lake Maracaibo, experiences lightning storms almost every day.

We’re all familiar with the phrase “raining cats and dogs,” but what about fish and frogs and raw meat?

If you've ever watched the sun set in the desert, you may have noticed more spectacular colors than you're used to. There's a good reason for that.

A strong geomagnetic storm is forecast for March 31, and the northern lights could be visible in parts of the lower 48 states as a result.

U.S. biathlete Jake Brown at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

It’s kinesiology tape, usually used to relieve muscle pain. But Olympic athletes co-opted it for another purpose.

It's warm, sunny, and nearly spring. Giant piles of nasty, filthy snow are still lining your streets. What gives?

Yes, there are world records for lightning.

The most metal of all weather events occurred in 2020, when a lightning bolt lit up the sky for nearly 500 miles.

A circumhorizontal arc, or "fire rainbow," in Japan.

As the saying goes, you can’t have a rainbow without a little rain. But you can have parhelia and circumhorizontal arcs.

Shoveling snow can put quite a damper on a snow day. Here’s a hack to make this chore slightly more tolerable.

Mayfield, Kentucky, in the aftermath of one of the tornadoes.

Kentucky’s tornado damage might be the most severe, but other states have been affected, too. Here’s how to help.

Two people can, however, look at the same photo of a rainbow.

How do rainbows form? It’s all about light waves, water, and angles—and that includes the angle from which you see one.

According to 'The Old Farmer’s Almanac,' below-average temperatures will descend upon most of the U.S. for the 2021-2022 winter season.

From Hilo, Hawaii to Londonderry, Northern Ireland, these are the rainiest cities in every country around the world.

When your internet's productivity issues are directly correlated to your own.

“Why is my internet so slow?” is an evergreen question, but people tend to ask it more often during bad weather. Here’s why.

Your iPhone’s weather alerts (and other emergency notifications) are trying to keep you safe, but there is a way to make them do it more quietly.

A building destroyed by the earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti.

Just days after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake, Haiti is now dealing with a tropical depression. Here’s how you can help.

Lenticular clouds in Cape Town, South Africa.

The next time somebody points out a UFO-shaped cloud, you can whip out the word ‘lenticular.’ They’ll love it.

The brutal Pacific Northwest heatwave of summer 2021 has left Canada's beaches filled with cooked and rotting shellfish.

The 20 Coldest States in the U.S.

What Causes a Heat Wave?

The 25 Sunniest Cities in the U.S.

15 Amazing Facts About "The Year Without a Summer"

Why Does Humidity Make Us Feel Hotter?

9 Dazzling Facts about the Catatumbo Lightning, Venezuela’s Constant Electrical Storm

10 Things That Have 'Rained' From the Sky

Why Are Desert Sunsets So Colorful?

'Significant Solar Flare' Could Make the Northern Lights Visible in the Contiguous U.S. Tonight

Why Do Olympic Skiers Wear Tape on Their Faces?

A Rare East Coast Tsunami

Why Do Snow Piles Take Forever to Melt?

A Massive, 477-Mile Long Lightning Bolt Just Obliterated All Previous Records

What Causes a Rainbow If There Isn’t Any Rain?

The Key to Hassle-Free Snow Shoveling Is in Your Kitchen

5 Ways to Help Tornado Victims in the South and Midwest

Rainbow Disconnection: Why No Two People Can Ever See the Same Rainbow

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

The Rainiest City in Every Country

Does Bad Weather Really Affect Your Internet?

How to Silence Emergency Alerts on Your iPhone

5 Ways to Donate to Earthquake Relief Efforts in Haiti

8 Strange Cloud Types and What They Mean

Record Temperatures Are Frying Live Shellfish on Canada's Pacific Coast