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Astonishing ‘Megaflash’ Sets World Record for Longest Lightning Strike
A lightning flash tore across the sky above the Great Plains, stretching across a staggering 515 miles (829 kilometers) from ...
NOAA says Gulf of Mexico dead zone is smaller this year
The Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" is smaller than previous measurements and forecasts, NOAA announced. There are 2.8 million ...
Government to keep sharing key satellite data for hurricane forecasting despite planned cutoff
The U.S. Department of Defense will now continue sharing key data collected by three weather satellites that help forecasters ...
A massive lightning ‘megaflash’ set a world record — it stretched for a whopping 515 miles
A single flash of lightning that stretched across the Great Plains, from eastern Texas all the way to Kansas City, Missouri, ...
Hawaii Tsunami Alert Level Downgraded After Region Braced for Severe Impact
A powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked Russia’s eastern peninsula has triggered tsunami warnings in Russia, Japan, ...
Twin Cities' hot, wet July among warmest in a decade. What's coming in August?
Meteorologist Sven Sundgaard looks at what made July so extreme in Minnesota and what models are showing for the rest of ...
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In reversal, Defense Department will continue providing crucial satellite weather data
About a month after announcing that it would stop sharing data that hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on, the Navy now says it will continue distributing it.
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Flash Flood Threat Puts 43 Million In Northeast At Risk; Southeast On Alert For Weekend Deluge
Following a scorching heat wave, AccuWeather expert meteorologists are warning of a significant and dangerous flash flood ...