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The jet stream may be starting to shift in response to climate change

Bands of fast-moving wind that blow west to east around the globe play a crucial role in weather – a poleward shift in parts of these jet streams could cause dramatic changes in weather from the western US to the Mediterranean

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The Atlantic has been suspiciously quiet this hurricane season

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CERN's CLOUD experiment

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CERN's CLOUD experiment studies role of aerosols on clouds and climate

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Space

Lightning can make energy waves that travel shockingly far into space

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The Antarctic’s polar vortex could be about to split in two

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Warner Bros handout film still: Twisters. (from_left)_Lily_(Sasha_Lane)_and_Tyler_(Glen_Powell),_in_Twisters

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¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ recommends Twisters – action sequel with added tornadoes

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Technology

Google AI slashes computer power needed for weather forecasts

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2XG090B This GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken at 4:16 p.m. EDT on Friday, July 5, 2024, and provided by NOAA, shows Hurricane Beryl over Mexico?s Yucatan Peninsula. Texas officials urged coastal residents to prepare as the storm moves toward the Gulf of Mexico. (NOAA via AP)

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Hurricane forecasts are improving – but big misses are still possible

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Truck outfitted with weather sensors, lasers and balloons

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Mobile weather labs map toll of extreme heat in scorching US cities

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Self-cooling artificial grass could help cities handle extreme weather

An artificial sports pitch that stores water below the surface cools itself down on hot days by letting water evaporate, just like natural grass

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Thousands of US dams may be unprepared for extreme rain

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Watch Philippines typhoon disaster film winner of Earth Photo 24 award

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Tropical storms like Alberto can lead to years of declining incomes

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Cooling fabric blocks heat from pavement and buildings in hot cities

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