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Satellites watch devastating floods in Spain from space (photos)
By Elizabeth Howell published
Valencia was particularly hard-hit.
How to debate a flat-Earther
By Paul Sutter last updated
Some people around the world believe our planet is flat. Here's the (surprising) truth about debating them.
Key Atlantic current could collapse soon, 'impacting the entire world for centuries to come,' leading climate scientists warn
By Sascha Pare published
Leading climate scientists ring alarm bell on key Atlantic Ocean current collapse in open letter.
30 years of polar climate data converted into menacing, 6-minute song
By Sascha Pare published
Geoenvironmental scientist Hiroto Nagai used publicly available climate data from the North and South poles to compose an ominous-sounding chamber music piece.
Earth from space: Bizarre 'pet cloud' reappears above its favorite spot in New Zealand
By Harry Baker published
A recent satellite image captured the reemergence of a unique, UFO-like cloud, known as the "Taieri Pet," which appears above New Zealand's South Island when conditions are just right.
Before and after satellite images show lakes appearing across Sahara after deluge of rain soaks desert
By Hannah Osborne published
Lakes appearing in the Sahara desert captured in satellite images after a cyclone dumped a years' worth of rain on northern Africa in just a few days.
Listen to haunting sounds of Earth's magnetic field flipping 41,000 years ago in eerie new animation
By Harry Baker published
A new video shows how Earth's magnetic field weakened and warped before temporarily flipping during a recent "polar reversal event."
'Killer electrons' play pinball with space weather around Earth
By Robert Lea published
"Killer electrons" stashed in radiation belts around Earth could be dislodged by lightning to create a game of "cosmic pinball" that influences space weather around our planet.
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