Snowiest city in the U.S. : Blue canyon, California.
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Contrary to popular belief, lightning travels from the ground upwards not from the sky downwards.
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Carbon dioxide is a trace gas and by itself will produce little warming. Also, as CO2 increases, the incremental warming is less, as the effect is logarithmic so the more CO2, the less warming it produces.
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Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women!
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The winter of 1932 in the US was so cold that Niagara falls froze completely solid!
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Oak trees are struck by lightning more than any other tree.
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-40 degrees Celsius is equal to -40 degrees Fahrenheit.
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In ten minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined!
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