VIDEO ScienceCasts: April is the Cruelest Month
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One year after the historic tornado outbreak of April 27-28, 2011, researchers say they've learned a few things about deadly twisters. This week's ScienceCast presents some of the scientific findings ...
VIDEO Strange Thunder (21 March 2011) Des Moines Sky
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Video owner says: A rumbling thunder, almost like a jet taking off in the distance for a few moments non stop, inspired me to grab my cam......
VIDEO Antarctica Condition 1 Weather
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Filmed at McMurdo Station, where it is relatively sheltered by the surrounding hills. The weather down here is classified as being Condition 3 (nice weather), Condition 2 (not so nice), or Condition 1...
VIDEO Jeremy Clarkson Speed - NASA Weather modification
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Jeremy Clarkson heads to Mississippi where NASA test their Space Shuttle solid rocket boosters. Consuming half a million gallons of fuel, they generate the thrust needed to propel astronauts into spac...
IMAGE Top 10 Most Climate-rResilient Cities
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Cities that are flexible yet durable enough to handle whatever environmental threat climate change throws its way. Boyd Cohen ranks the top 10 most resilient cities, judging them on criteria from miti...
VIDEO Watch this 230-ton Airbus A330 Stopping In Midair for a Few Seconds
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This is what happens when a 230-ton Airbus A330 has the right angle of attack, the right low speed and the right amount of head wind: it gets suspended in the middle of the sky for a few seconds. It f...
VIDEO Billings Montana Tornado forming (2010)
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This was shot on June 20, 2010, husband and wife watch as a rare tornado forms in Billings Montana.
What Is a Derecho? (Hint: It's a Highly Destructive Force of Nature)
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You're in the middle of a midwestern field right now. You feel a warm breeze gathering. Then wall of clouds starts heading in your direction. The wind gets stronger. Then a thunderstorm comes out of n...
VIDEO Walking to work in condition 1
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The weather is condition 1 at mcmurdo station in Antarctica. Condition 1 - one or more of the following conditions: wind speeds greater than 55 knots, wind chills colder than -100F, or visibility of l...
VIDEO INSANE! Damaging Microburst in Norman, OK!! June 14, 2011
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This is a pretty bizarre weather event. A microburst is a powerful column of sinking air that acts kind of like a tornado. Here’s a terrifying example of a mircoburst hitting Norman, Oklahoma.
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