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BFERM2 Bulldozer Spread Coal Mine Waste on Impoundment Dam

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Could coal mining waste provide crucial elements for green tech?

Coal waste separation might sound deathly dull, but the waste from abandoned coal mines might be where we can find some of the rare elements needed for clean energy tech, discovers Graham Lawton

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DeepMind AI can beat the best weather forecasts – but there is a catch

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When will Storm Ciar谩n hit and what makes it a bomb cyclone?

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The Santis Peak

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Strange upward lightning shoots out X-rays as it rises to the clouds

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Europe鈥檚 鈥榠nsect apocalypse鈥� may mostly be driven by changing weather

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How we broke the water cycle and can no longer rely on rain to fall

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The hole in the ozone layer has opened unusually early this year

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Fears of record-breaking El Ni帽o event this year raise climate alarms

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Wispy cirrus clouds in a clear blue sky

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Wildfire smoke in North America could be creating clouds over Europe

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Image taken: 2nd March 2023 SNOW WAY! The surreal site of snow-draped cacti in Arizona???s Sonoran Desert was captured in breath-taking detail by Jack Dykinga last week. The scenes, which meteorologists have described as ???once in a generation??? demonstrate a rare convergence of nature???s extremes. The Sonoran desert is typically known for its arid sub-tropical climate. Even in winter, days are sunny and mild. But this month the area saw 2-4 inches of snow that lasted about 4 hours. Dykinga, who has been photographing the Sonorn Desert since 1976, says the last big snow was a full decade ago. He described this year???s otherworldly scenes as ???pure magic, seemingly out of place and strikingly beautiful.??? Before the snow arrived, the Desert looked completely different, boasting an explosion of flowers and clear blue skies. The reason for the uncharacteristic snowfall is not fully understood. The current La Ni??a event (a cyclic weather pattern that influences global weather) is partly responsible, coupled with a persistent blocking pattern over the Pacific Ocean and cold air migrating south from the Arctic. Climate change also means extreme weather events are becoming more likely.

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Rare photograph of snow in the usually baking hot Sonoran desert

This striking image shows the fleeting moment that the Sonoran desert in a parched corner of North America was blanketed in 10 centimetres of snow

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How AI is shifting the limits of knowledge imposed by complexity

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How California can capture stormwater to fight off the drought

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Winter storms in US set to continue while Europe sees record warmth

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Wintry scenes top Weather Photographer of the Year competition

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