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Northern lights captured near Las Vegas

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The Northern Lights observed in southern Nevada on April 23, 2023. Courtesy of Matthew Woods A meteorologist at the National ...

This solar eruption was so powerful it warped the sun’s magnetic field (video)

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The sun unleashed an eruption powerful enough to warp its own magnetic field this week. Satellites observed the solar eruption, ...

U.S., already hit by 25 disasters of $1 billion each, could see more flooding this year

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The United States has had a record 25 weather disasters so far in 2023, each of which caused at least ...

Billions of crabs went missing around Alaska. Scientists now know what happened to them

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Billions of snow crabs have disappeared from the ocean around Alaska in recent years, and scientists now say they know ...

Extreme ocean temperatures threaten to wipe out Caribbean coral

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Unusually warm waters in the Caribbean Sea are fueling what some scientists say is the region’s worst episode of coral ...

Tropical Storm Philippe on track to drench parts of New England, Canada

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Tropical Storm Philippe could bring another round of strong wind and rain to parts of the U.S. Northeast and Canada’s ...