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Why scientists scanned giant hailstones in a dentist’s office
A destructive 2022 storm in Spain produced large hailstones up to 12 centimetres in diameter Tomeu Rigo Ribas…
How the World Can Cope Better With Extreme Rainfall and Flooding
According to Bodoque, we need to improve flood-risk mapping too. There is a need to characterize vulnerability holistically,…
The mystery of the missing La Niña continues – and we don’t know why
During the 2022 La Niña season, wild storms lashed the Gold Coast in Australia zstock/Shutterstock An expected shift…
Hospital hit by Hurricane Milton gets system to grab water from air
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital was hit by Hurricane Milton earlier this week Dirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA Wire/Alamy…
Hurricane Helene Shows Insurance Industry That No Homes Are Safe
In comparison, North Carolina’s insurance market looks pretty good. No insurers have exited the state since 2008, while…
Hurricane Helene Will Send Shockwaves Through the Semiconductor Industry
A spokesperson for Sibelco said: “As of September 26th, we have temporarily halted operations at the Spruce Pine…
Why physicists are air-dropping buoys into the paths of hurricanes
Hurricane Francine formed in the Gulf of Mexico in September 2024 NASA Earth Observatory image by Wanmei Liang,…
Weather forecasts could warn about events made worse by climate change
A new kind of weather forecast could tell us beforehand whether extreme events, like the 2018 Hurricane Florence,…
The Cost of Lightning | WIRED
It was the terrible prospect of lightning one day striking the historic windmill that troubled Andrew Farrell. A…
Most cities are rainier than their surroundings due to heat and smog
Some cities receive more rain than their surroundings Paul Brown / Alamy Urban environments influence the weather, causing…