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How to Know If the Heat Is Making You Sick

More heat isn’t just annoying… It's dangerous. Find out how to stay safe.

Artem Golub

and Angely Mercado

7/20/22 9:45AM

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Zoom Claims Another Victim as NYC Schools Cancel Snow Days

Chalk up one more precious thing the pandemic has ruined. On Tuesday, the New York City Department of Education…

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Record-Breaking Lightning Just Chilled in the Sky for 17 Seconds

Lighting usually lasts for a couple seconds at most. Except for when it really, super doesn’t. On March 4, 2019,…

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Check Out the Historic Weekend Blizzard Canadians Are Still Digging Out Of

It’s been one hell of a weekend in eastern Canada. Less of a “snow day,” more of a—and, yes, this is a real weather…

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The Internet's Longest-Streaming Webcam Is Shutting Down

After a quarter-century of continuous operation, the San Francisco FogCam is set to go offline on August 30.

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At Least 22 Dead, Over a Million Reported Displaced as Typhoon Lekima Makes Landfall in Eastern China

At least 22 deaths have been reported, and more than a million have been forced to leave their homes after Typhoon…

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Now-Tropical Depression Barry Mostly Spares New Orleans, But Flood Risk Remains High

Tropical Depression Barry has been downgraded to its current status after smashing into Louisiana as the first…

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Incredible Observation Links Two Different Radioactive Phenomena Inside a Thunderstorm

Scientists in Japan reported seeing two radioactive weather phenomena at the same time, for the first time,…

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'ClusterDuck' is IBM's Rubber Duck-Inspired Wifi System for Emergency Relief

A new concept for providing emergency wifi to areas struck by natural disasters has completed a successful test in…

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Downtown Davenport, Iowa Floods After Temporary Levees Fail

Downtown Davenport, Iowa flooded after HESCO barriers in the region failed sometime around 3:30 p.m. local time as…

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Minnesota Got Hit With Some Dirty-Ass Snow This Week

Weather is weird. There’s been polluted black snow, a snow-covered Sahara, and now snow with a hint of dust.

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Indian Scientists Measure 1.3-Billion-Volt Thunderstorm, the Strongest on Record

Scientists in India observed the highest-voltage thunderstorm ever documented with the help of a subatomic particle…

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Huge Storms Sweep the South, Resulting in At Least Three Fatalities

Violent storms across swathes of the Southeast have caused several deaths and caused major flooding this weekend,…

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Washington Reels From Snow-Induced Mayhem as It Braces for More Unusual Winter Weather

Washington state knew that it was in for an unusual snow event over the weekend—but the storm delivered a full-on…

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Washington Governor Declares State of Emergency as It Braces for Biggest Snowstorm in Years

As the Pacific Northwest hunkers down, huddles up, and prepares to be pummeled by snow, Washington Governor Jay…

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Chinese Scientists Launch Weather Rocket From Semi-Submersible Vehicle for Typhoon Measurements

In an apparent first, Chinese scientists have launched a weather-observing rocket from an uncrewed semi-submersible…

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Man Attempts to Carve Peace Sign Into Maine's Colossal Ice Disk With Chain Saw

We have evidently reached the vandalism stage of the public’s fascination with Maine’s 300-foot-wide ice disk.

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Massive Ice Disk in Maine Stops Spinning, Is Somehow Rescued by Paddleboarder

You may have recently read about that colossal spinning ice disk that recently turned up in Maine—the one that…

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If You're Missing a Colossal Disk of Ice, This City in Maine Definitely Found It

This week in the city of Westbrook, Maine, a huge, rotating circle of ice formed on the Presumpscot River. While it…

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Be Thankful for Your Heater This Thanksgiving Because You're Going to Need It

If you live in the Northeast, you better put some mittens on your turkey this Thanksgiving. Because temperatures are…

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11/21/18 12:39PM

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