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Why on Earth is the planet’s day getting shorter?

Rip currents are a natural hazard along coasts – here’s how to spot them

Thunderstorms: Improving this will help reduce their deadly and costly impacts

A hurricane can explode in size after shedding its own eye

How a mammoth hurricane rapidly intensifies in mere hours

What is a heat dome? How these events generate deadly heat

Canada's fire bans and danger ratings explained

The Eiffel Tower gets bigger every summer – here’s why

One hurricane ever? Why the South Atlantic is a dead zone for hurricanes

ACHOO! The science behind the solar sneeze

Do tornadoes really ‘skip’ one house only to destroy another?

From flames to forecasts: How wildfire smoke affects your weather

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Tsunami safety tips: What to do if these dangerous waves threaten

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Tired of humidity? Blame corn sweat for the muggy air

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Astronaut captures amazing red sprite phenomenon from space

How weather can impact Canada Day firework displays

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Tropical systems don’t need a name to trigger devastating floods

Campers watch avalanche coming right at them from high up mountain

Canadian researcher develops game-changing, long-lasting tick repellent

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Typhoon unearths centuries-old shipwreck on Vietnamese beach

Why did dumping coffee down a storm drain lead to a fine?

La Niña forecast: What to expect this winter

Test of Canada’s public alerting system, Alert Ready, happens today

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Indonesia's Semeru volcano erupts, alert level raised to highest

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"Grotesque": Two-storey pile of trash illegally dumped in field

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