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weather

water pipes

Life

Cape Town is about to run out of water – how did this happen?

Cape Town's water reserves are so low that it may soon have to turn off the taps. We’ve known for a decade that this could happen, but almost nothing has been done

Insight

Satellite image of a storm

Earth

Australia’s deadly 1800s storms help us predict future extremes

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Extreme weather in US and Australia may be due to climate change

Earth

Extreme weather in US and Australia may be due to climate change

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snow forecaster cartoon

Technology

Let it glow, let it glow, let it snow

Regulars

purple sky with lightning and a plane in the background

Physics

Lightning leaves clouds of radiation and antimatter in its wake

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flood

Earth

We all get poorer every time a climate disaster strikes

Insight

How to clean up the dirty water Puerto Ricans are drinking

Earth

How to clean up the dirty water Puerto Ricans are drinking

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Ophelia shows many hurricanes could reach Europe in the future

Earth

Ophelia shows many hurricanes could reach Europe in the future

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Wildfire

Earth

California’s wildfires powered by perfect storm of fire hazards

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Rainfall

Earth

A few cold drops falling through a cloud could create a downpour

One raindrop that is less than 4°C cooler than the surrounding cloud can trigger a rapid burst of microdroplets, which can spawn a sudden rainstorm

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Earth

Lightning storms triggered by exhaust from cargo ships

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Earth

The Caribbean will be recovering from Hurricane Irma for years

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Earth

Florida suffers coast-to-coast battering by Hurricane Irma

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Hurricane Irma tears across Caribbean leaving chaos in its wake

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