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National Hurricane Center redefines the term hurricane warning
Does the new definition of "hurricane warning" come in response to the fact that hurricane warnings were not issued for Sandy?
Matt Daniel
December 5, 2012
View from space: Earth at night with no clouds
This new cloud-free view of Earth at night comes from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite, which is in a polar orbit.
Deborah Byrd
December 5, 2012
Ancient microbes discovered under 60 feet of Antarctic ice
Where there’s water there’s life, even beneath 60 feet of Antarctic ice in permanent darkness and subzero temperatures.
Editors of EarthSky
December 5, 2012
Photos from friends: An early season aurora in Lapland
It's only when when autumn comes, and the nights begin to lengthen, that aurora season begins in earnest at northerly latitudes.
Deborah Byrd
December 5, 2012
Did clouds help Snowball Earth thaw out?
There's evidence Earth was covered by a planet-wide glacier, more than 650 million years ago. But how did Earth thaw out again?
Deborah Byrd
December 5, 2012
World’s stinkiest fruit: Durian is a chemical cacophony
Dozens of chemical compounds contribute to the durian’s, um, unique aroma.
Alex Reshanov
December 4, 2012
Super Typhoon Bopha major threat for the Philippines
Super Typhoon Bopha will hit the Philippine island of Mindanao early Tuesday morning (December 4, 2012) as a Category 4 or 5 storm.
Matt Daniel
December 3, 2012
US west coast getting hit hard by extreme weather
An atmospheric river is creating a lot of wind, rain, and snow across the west coast of the United States. The nasty weather will continue this weekend.
Matt Daniel
November 30, 2012
Lesli Wood: Exploring Gulf of Mexico deep water oil
To meet demand for oil within U.S. borders, industry has pushed the limits of technology to reach oil reserves in deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Editors of EarthSky
November 30, 2012
What are great white sharks doing when they dive deep?
Sharks may be visiting an open area of the Pacific Ocean known as the White Shark Café. Scientists are trying to determine why.
Deanna Conners
November 29, 2012
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