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Satellites don’t fall from the sky because they are orbiting Earth. Even when satellites are…
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Storm surge is the unusual rise of water that happens during a big tropical storm. When the water…
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El Niño is a weather pattern that occurs in the Pacific Ocean. During this time, unusual winds…
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High and low tides are caused by the moon. The moon's gravitational pull generates something…
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All clouds are made up of basically the same thing: water droplets or ice crystals that float in…
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Gases and particles in Earth's atmosphere scatter sunlight in all directions. Blue light is…
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Jet streams are bands of strong wind that generally blow from west to east all across the globe.…
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Wind is a part of weather we experience all the time, but why does it actually happen? The air will…
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What are the different types of clouds?
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Watch this video to learn how hurricanes form!
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All thunderstorms need the same ingredients: moisture, unstable air and lift. Moisture usually…
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Zap! You just touched a metal doorknob after shuffling your rubber-soled feet across the carpet.…
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The first lightning detector made the invention of the radio possible. Lightning and radio may…
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In June 2024, the United States launched its latest weather satellite called GOES-U (GOES is short…
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In 2016, the first satellite in the GOES-R series—called GOES-16—launched into orbit. GOES stands…
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