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‘Lights Out’ can help migrating birds

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We’re in the midst of bird migration season. Many of the birds travel at night, and the bright lights of towns and cities can make...
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Drought in the Upper Midwest reaches beyond the fields

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Parts of the Upper Midwest are dealing with their driest summer in over a decade, leading to expansive drought. That’s led to worsening conditions for...
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Wednesday’s Blue Supermoon is joined by a few planets

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We get a bonus full moon this month, and it’s the last “blue moon” until May 2026. What You Need To Know A full moon...
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Blue moons, supermoons and more

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Social media and news headlines go abuzz over things like blue moons and supermoons, but what do all those terms mean? What You Need To...
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July 2023 was likely the hottest recorded month

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Last month was the hottest July on record, and was likely the warmest month overall, according to NOAA scientists. The agency’s records of global temperatures...
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The Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend

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One of the best meteor showers of the year peaks this weekend. And, unlike last year, we won’t have a full moon making the sky...
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Dangerous weather likely in the eastern U.S. on Monday

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Powerful storms will develop from New York to Alabama today. One zone, the Mid-Atlantic (including Washington, D.C. and Baltimore), is especially likely to see damaging...
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Tornado deaths in mobile homes have been high this year

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ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Many were not just killed at home. They were killed by their homes. Angela Eason had visited Brenda Odoms’ tidy...
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Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ smaller than average this summer

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Every year, water pollution from throughout the Mississippi River basin finds its way into the Gulf of Mexico, creating a “dead zone” in the summer....
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How heat domes fuel sweltering weather

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Summer is here, and the heat is on.  The reason some regions are dealing with scorching temperatures and hot weather is because of a heat...