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Typhoon Haiyan’s electric spectacular in the eye of the storm

Earth

Typhoon Haiyan’s electric spectacular in the eye of the storm

Satellites reveal that one of the strongest tropical storms on record had unusual lightning in its core – which could be used to monitor storm intensity

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Earth

Bolt from the blue: Lightning doesn't form like we thought

Features

Sprite lightning

Earth

Lightning round-up: The world’s weirdest electricity

Features

Pakistani town under flood water2010

Earth

It just got harder to deny climate change drives extreme weather

Comment

Heatwaves hit harder

Earth

Weather and climate extremes continue to set new records

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Artic landscape with sea ice

Earth

Forget snow, rain will become main precipitation in the Arctic

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Most people support action on climate

Earth

Most people don't know climate change is entirely human-made

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Raindrops make soil bacteria take off and fly through air

Earth

Raindrops make soil bacteria take off and fly through air

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Snow will melt more slowly in a warmer world – here’s why

Earth

Snow will melt more slowly in a warmer world – here’s why

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Physics

The pioneering snowflake photographs of a young obsessive

Born in 1865, William Bentley was fascinated by snowflakes from an early age and invented a technique for capturing them on film

Regulars

Earth

Big cities warm up during the week as commuters flock in

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Earth

2016 confirmed as the hottest year on record

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Earth

Mystery Antarctic circle means ice is melting from surface down

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Earth

Extreme weather is behind record lows in butterfly populations

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