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NASA Maps Night-shining Clouds
By Clara Moskowitz last updated
A NASA satellite has created a new map of so-called "night-shining clouds," which form at high latitudes on Earth and glow even after the sun sets.

Red lightning: The electrifying weather phenomenon explained
By Andrew May published
Reference All you need to know about the elusive atmospheric phenomena of red lightning, also known as red sprites.

Powerful GOES-T satellite launches to eye Earth's weather, climate
By Elizabeth Howell published
Scientists will soon have a powerful new set of eyes in the sky to study Earth's weather and climate.

Satellite images show epic snowstorm that shut down part of Interstate 95
By Elizabeth Howell published
The nor'easter sent more than 14 inches of snow into the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S.

A 'bomb cyclone' is battering much of California
By Elizabeth Howell published
A "bomb cyclone" in the Pacific is dumping extreme rain and several feet of snow on California.

Space weather is difficult to predict — with only an hour to prevent disasters on Earth
By Martin Gerard Connors published
Recent developments at the forefront of astronomy allow us to observe that planets orbiting other stars have weather.

'Last Ice Area' in the Arctic may not survive climate change
By Mindy Weisberger published
In the chilly Arctic, a long-frozen region is a critical refuge for wildlife that depends on ice. But the so-called Last Ice Area could melt away as Earth warms.

7 solar system worlds where the weather is crazy
By Jonathan O'Callaghan, Daisy Dobrijevic, How It Works magazine published
What's the weather like on other worlds? Expect methane rain, global haboobs and a 10,000-mile-wide hurricane.
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