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Science
Bacteria are thriving in the sky — and they influence the weather
Environment
Strange weather and climate change
A US National Weather Service map shows precipitation levels across the southeastern US on October 4, 2015. White splotches in South Carolina indicate areas with more than 10 inches of rain.
Environment
The Carolinas’ ‘thousand-year’ flood follows a big rainfall trend across the US
NASA's Airborne Snow Observatory flies above the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California.
Environment
How California is surviving its new water crisis
Some of the nearly 250,000 Malawians displaced by recent flooding in the southern part of the country sit for a photo at a school where they've taken refuge. Far from the epicenter of international flood relief efforts, the 4,220 people in this isolated c
Environment
Here’s what happens when increasingly severe weather meets deforestation
Oliver's TRavels offering rain-free weddings
Business
A British travel company offers a rain-free wedding day
Environment
The Balkans’ flooding is linked to climate change. And here’s how
Indian meteorologists trying to develop more precise forecasts of critical monsoon rains
Environment
New study finds greater risk of wildfires in U.S. from climate change; others see decline
Environment
VIDEO: Central Plains states rocked by deadly blizzard
Environment
Amazon Stories: Rainmaking
BIRDNOTE®/SPRING RAINS REFRESH THE DESERT
BirdNote® The Rainwater Basin of Nebraska
Dire Warnings for the Fate of Rain Forests
Art of Synthetic Biology
Arts, Culture & Media
Twenty-five Years of Prince and ‘Purple Rain’
Environment
Can China control the weather?
Environment
Rainmaking in the Amazon