What Is Wind Chill, and How Does It Affect the Human Body?
(via Smithsonian) While wind will not change the ambient temperature of the air, it will change the temperature of your body.
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A Century Ago, 3 People Met Their Deaths Gawking at the Frozen Niagara Falls
(via Atlas Obscura) Though NIagara Falls rarely freeze completely, it’s not uncommon, on frigid days, for the vista to look
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Inside the Coldest City in the World, Where It Snows 270 Days a Year
(via Mental Floss) In much of the Northern Hemisphere right now, it’s getting colder and darker and the winter blues
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Mount Washington: Home of the World’s Worst Weather
(via Amusing Planet) Mount Washington, in New Hampshire, is the highest peak in Northeastern United States and the most prominent
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16 Odd But True Facts About Rain
(via Oddee) Rain. That liquidy stuff that keeps plants growing, ruins the car wash you just got and delays your
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Why There’s No Such Thing As a Category 6 Hurricane
(via Popular Mechanics) As Hurricane Irma barrels towards the United States mainland with 185 mph winds that put it squarely
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Time-lapse video of March 14 snowfall
(Via YouTube user Ron Murphy) While the major cities on the coast were spared massive snowfall, areas of Pennsylvania, New
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The most lightning-struck place on Earth
(via TED Ed) Lake Maracaibo is the stormiest place on the planet. Thunderstorms rage above this massive body of water
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These Young Sisters Sent a Weather Balloon to Space
(via Great Big Story) When it comes to after school activities, Rebecca and Kimberly Yeung may be some of the
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The Ridiculous History of Wind Chill
(via Popular Mechanics) Suffering is better when you can put a number on it. Hence the wind chill, that index
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15 Incredible Things Revealed by Extreme Weather
(via mental_floss) High waves, violent winds, and extreme droughts can wreak terrible destruction—but they can also uncover amazing treasures. Severe
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A Stormy History of Weather Reporting
(via Neatorama) While today’s weather reports are constantly improved by data culled from Doppler radar, precipitation-measuring satellites, and supercomputers crunching
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