A bomb cyclone can cause cold and stormy winter weather. Watch this video to discover what makes a bomb cyclone.
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A city can be several degrees warmer than the surrounding area. Learn how this phenomenon, called the urban heat island effect, occurs and find out what can be done to keep cities cool.
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Do you know that snowflakes are different shapes? Find out why some snowflakes have simple shapes and others are more intricate.
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Do you know what the terms 100-year, 500-year, and 1000-year flood actually mean? Watch the video and see if you're right.
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Learn about the polar vortex and the polar jet stream and how we can get particularly chilly winter weather in the mid-latitudes when the air circulating around the North Pole wobbles to the south.
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Discover how a weather front can cause clouds and storms with rain or snow.
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Learn more about ozone pollution and how you can help reduce it.
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Learn how air pressure in the atmosphere causes wind.
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Weather Channel coverage of a winter storm that traveled across much of the U.S. in February 2017.
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