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Surface weather analysis
Weather front is, in meteorology, a boundary between two air masses with differing characteristics (e.g., air temperature or ... > more -
Hurricane Wilma
Hurricane Wilma, the most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin, devastated parts of the Yucatán Peninsula and southern Florida during October in the 2005 Atlantic hurricane ... > more -
Hurricane Rita
Hurricane Rita is the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the most intense tropical cyclone observed in the Gulf of Mexico. Rita caused $10 billion in damage on the U.S. Gulf ... > more -
Hurricane Mitch
Hurricane Mitch was one of the most powerful hurricanes ever observed, with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph (290 ... > more -
Weather forecasting
Weather forecasting is the application of current technology and science to predict the state of the atmosphere for a future time and a given location. Weather forecasts are made by collecting as ... > more -
Cyclone Tracy
Cyclone Tracy was a tropical cyclone that devastated the city of Darwin, Australia, from December 24 to December 25, ... > more -
Easter Week 2006 Tornado Outbreak Sequence
The Easter Week 2006 Tornado Outbreak Sequence was a tornado outbreak sequence during the days leading up to Easter and continued into the first week after Easter. It was the third major outbreak of ... > more -
Lake effect snow
Lake effect snow, which can be a type of snowsquall, is produced in the winter when cold winds move across long expanses of warmer lake water, picking up water vapor which freezes and is deposited on ... > more
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