In 1859, the largest known geomagnetic storm struck the Caribbean, causing an aurora and telegraphs could even operate without a power source.
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Moist air holds heat better than dry air.
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In ten minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined!
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The speed of a typical raindrop is 17 miles per hour.
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Temperatures have been cooling since 2002, even as carbon dioxide has continued to rise.
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The winter of 1932 in the US was so cold that Niagara falls froze completely solid!
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It snows more in the Grand Canyon than it does in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Contrary to popular belief, lightning travels from the ground upwards not from the sky downwards.
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