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Rare snow covers Acropolis of Athens in dazzling white blanket
By Stephanie Pappas published
Unusual weather blanketed the Acropolis with snow on Tuesday (Feb. 16), turning the iconic UNESCO World Heritage site in Athens into a scene from a holiday card.
Video catches split second before intense lightning strike
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Scientists captured high-speed footage of the moment before lightning strikes.
Ice covers the Sahara Desert for just 4th time in 50 years
By Brandon Specktor published
The dunes of the northwestern Sahara desert were streaked with ice on Tuesday, creating a surreal landscape
Wandering polar vortex may cause a wild, snowy winter
By Laura Geggel published
A polar vortex disruption may cause snowy, cold weather in about two weeks.
Nor'easter could drop a foot of snow on New England
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The storm follows last year's mild winter with below-average snowfall.
How much snow is needed for an official 'White Christmas'?
By Tiffany Means published
Here's how much snow is officially needed to call a Christmas "white."
'Superbolts' are real, and they flash up to 1,000 times brighter than regular lightning
By Mindy Weisberger published
Scientists recently calculated the power of so-called superbolts — brighter-than-average lightning strikes.
Hurricane Iota will slam into Nicaragua as a 'catastrophic' Category 5
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The massive storm is the strongest ever observed this late in the season.
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