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What it’s like covering an erupting volcano Mauna Loa

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The eruption of the Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island captivated the nation and world. The volcano erupted on Nov. 27. It is the first time...
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A Christmas week storm brings rain, snow, wind and cold

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As millions prepare for the Christmas holiday weekend, we are tracking a winter storm that will disrupt travel plans from the Plains to the Midwest...
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The Geminid meteor shower faces a still-bright moon

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The Geminid meteor shower is often one of the better shows of the year, but this go-around may not be as promising thanks to last...
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Stay lit all season with these safety tips

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Decking the halls indoors can be done comfortably in either rain or shine, but that’s not exactly true for those decorating outdoors. While the weather...
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The full ‘Cold Moon’ makes Mars disappear on Dec. 7

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December’s full moon happens the night of Wednesday, Dec. 7, and it’ll perform a disappearing act with Mars for many North America skywatchers. What You...
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Deadline for NOAA’s 2023 Urban Heat Island program nears

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If it felt hotter for you this summer than normal, you’re not wrong. The period of June to Aug. 2022 was the second-hottest meteorological summer...
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Gift ideas for weather geeks

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The holiday season is here, and you might know somebody who would appreciate a weather-related gift, but you don’t know where to start. After all,...
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If you like pumpkin pie, you care about the weather here

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Illinois isn’t just the Land of Lincoln; it could also be called the Land of Pumpkins. The state grows more than a quarter of the...
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Leonid meteor shower peaks Thursday night to Friday morning

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Stargazers often consider the Leonid meteor shower as a sleepy one when it comes to other showers. However, it has an interesting history of bucking...
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How NASA’s Cold Atom Lab is defying gravity

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One lab at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California is literally trying to defy gravity. The Cold Atom Lab (CAL) at JPL allows scientists...