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Kids play with a giant snowball
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Do world record snowflakes observed in 1887 stand up to science?

The largest snowflake we know of was a 38-centimetre whopper. And despite scientific scepticism, Guinness World Records says sources support the claim

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Environment

January 2025 sets surprise record as hottest ever start to a year

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Kenneth Libbrecht creates perfect designer snow crystals
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Kenneth Libbrecht: How to grow a perfect snow crystal

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Environment

Snow days set to disappear across much of the US

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Technology

DeepMind AI predicts weather more accurately than existing forecasts

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Environment

Plumes of pollution from big factories can make it snow

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Earth

El Ni帽o pattern can bring wet weather to UK one year later

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Environment

The Atlantic has been suspiciously quiet this hurricane season

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CERN's CLOUD experiment
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CERN’s CLOUD experiment studies role of aerosols on clouds and climate

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Space

Lightning can make energy waves that travel shockingly far into space

Lightning strikes near Earth give rise to electromagnetic waves called 鈥渨histlers鈥� that can carry energy high enough above our planet to pose a risk to satellites and astronauts

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Environment

The Antarctic鈥檚 polar vortex could be about to split in two

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Technology

Google AI slashes computer power needed for weather forecasts

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Earth

Is North America set for another bad wildfire smoke season?

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Where is the coldest place on Earth?