weather
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‘Wet Footpath Effect’ Solves Mystery Of Rain On Saturn’s Moon Titan
Scientists have found evidence of seasons on the surface of Saturn’s moon Titan, thanks to observations akin to sunlight reflecting off of wet pavement.
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These Photos Of The Snowing Arizona Desert Look Otherworldly
The deserts of the southwestern United States have a spare, ethereal beauty, and it turns out a light dusting of snow only cranks up the enchantment.
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America’s Northernmost City Is Having Another Dramatic Climate Change Year
The northernmost city in the U.S. continues to be ground zero for the impacts of climate change. As sunlight fades from the Arctic, sea ice began to form this week around Utqiaġvik, an Iñupiat whaling community located on the shores of the Arctic Ocean. And that’s…not right.
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The Many Ways Lightning Can Kill You
When a 32-year-old man was struck and killed by lightning while visiting Sunken Meadow State Park in Long Island, New York this August, he became the first lightning fatality recorded in the state since 2016. And he was only the 16th lightning death reported in the entire US this year.