weather
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Your Shower Thoughts, Answered: Where Does Wind Actually Come From?
The short answer is wind happens because the Sun heats some parts of the planet more than others, and this uneven heating starts a wind going. That means wind energy is really a kind of solar energy! All winds are made the same way Wind systems on Earth vary from the global-scale trade winds and…
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Freak Forecast: Half the U.S. Set to Freeze While Other Half Faces Record-High Temps
A diagonal line stretching from New Mexico to Massachusetts is set to effectively split the country in half this week. Aside from a narrow range in the middle of the divide, most places to the west and north of the split will face temperatures far below average along with intense winter storms, while states to…
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Winter Storm Slams Into Texas, Knocking Out Power for Over 200,000
An Arctic front has frozen much of Central Texas, and it’ll probably linger there for another day.
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Climate Gentrification Is Coming to Hurricane-Wrecked Florida
You might assume that home prices would decline in an area recently wrecked by a hurricane, but a new study finds the opposite is true, and post-storm price hikes could be a major driver of what’s known as climate gentrification.