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Rare lake forms in Death Valley
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
There's still time to see a rare oasis that formed in Death Valley.
!["Traffic jams” of boats and floating houses on the dry bed of Lake Puraquequara, in the outskirts of Manaus.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZAEs8N8hVSPwJ2mt5uki35-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZAEs8N8hVSPwJ2mt5uki35-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZAEs8N8hVSPwJ2mt5uki35-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZAEs8N8hVSPwJ2mt5uki35-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZAEs8N8hVSPwJ2mt5uki35-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZAEs8N8hVSPwJ2mt5uki35-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZAEs8N8hVSPwJ2mt5uki35-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZAEs8N8hVSPwJ2mt5uki35-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Amazon's 'flying rivers' of vapor are drying up in an unprecedented drought. Here's how to save them.
By Lucas Ferrante published
A record drought, combined with a strong El Niño, is wreaking havoc on the Amazon. If steps aren't taken to curb illegal mining and deforestation, the ecosystem could collapse.
![The El Niño pattern stands out in the warm sea surface temperature anomalies in the Pacific in 2023.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XU6vkj5jds49gD5MiActhf-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XU6vkj5jds49gD5MiActhf-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XU6vkj5jds49gD5MiActhf-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XU6vkj5jds49gD5MiActhf-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XU6vkj5jds49gD5MiActhf-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XU6vkj5jds49gD5MiActhf-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XU6vkj5jds49gD5MiActhf-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XU6vkj5jds49gD5MiActhf-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
A strong El Niño is coming this winter. What does that mean?
By Aaron Levine published
Thanks to El Niño, meteorologists are predict a snowy winter in the Rockies, storms and wet weather in the South and drier conditions in the Northwest and Uppder Midwest.
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'One of the biggest on record': Ozone hole bigger than North America opens above Antarctica
By Harry Baker published
Satellite data shows that this year's ozone hole grew to around twice the size of Antarctica. Researchers say the eruption of Tonga's underwater volcano early last year may be partially to blame for the enormous cavity.
![Animation of ongoing progress of the 2023 El Niño event.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W2A66g8DzG322HSJ6vHNpn-320-80.gif 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W2A66g8DzG322HSJ6vHNpn-450-80.gif 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W2A66g8DzG322HSJ6vHNpn-500-80.gif 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W2A66g8DzG322HSJ6vHNpn-650-80.gif 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W2A66g8DzG322HSJ6vHNpn-840-80.gif 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W2A66g8DzG322HSJ6vHNpn-970-80.gif 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W2A66g8DzG322HSJ6vHNpn-1024-80.gif 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W2A66g8DzG322HSJ6vHNpn-1200-80.gif 1200w)
What is El Niño?
By Aimee Gabay published
El Niño is a climate cycle in which waters off the tropical eastern Pacific are warmer than usual, which in turn affects global weather patterns.
![Toward the end of the Atlantic hurricane season, the International Space Station orbits about 259 miles (417 kilometers) above Trinidad and Tobago as Hurricane Sam churns in the Atlantic Ocean in the fall of 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f2bGT77QU7zDPsjHBrRSsi-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f2bGT77QU7zDPsjHBrRSsi-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f2bGT77QU7zDPsjHBrRSsi-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f2bGT77QU7zDPsjHBrRSsi-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f2bGT77QU7zDPsjHBrRSsi-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f2bGT77QU7zDPsjHBrRSsi-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f2bGT77QU7zDPsjHBrRSsi-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f2bGT77QU7zDPsjHBrRSsi-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Hurricane season 2023: How long it lasts and what to expect
By Tia Ghose last updated
This guide to the Atlantic hurricane season of 2023, includes predictions, tropical storm science, naming conventions and storm safety tips.
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Tropical Storm Lee could become an 'extremely dangerous major hurricane' by this weekend
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Forecasters are keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Lee, which they predict could soon become a full-blown hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Eerie, ultra-detailed photo of a lightning 'sprite' exposes one of nature's least understood phenomena
By Harry Baker published
An astronomer in Slovakia captured the rare luminous phenomenon as it briefly flashed in Earth's upper atmosphere during a thunderstorm.
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Will El Niño end the Southwest's megadrought?
By Kelly Oakes published
El Niño is set to collide with a megadrought in the Southwest. Will the pattern of wet, warmer weather in the Pacific help end the drought?
![Three images of red lightning bolts sprouting upward like trees out of a dark storm cloud](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N3pNP9NPi4vJnG6i2gUSdg-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N3pNP9NPi4vJnG6i2gUSdg-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N3pNP9NPi4vJnG6i2gUSdg-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N3pNP9NPi4vJnG6i2gUSdg-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N3pNP9NPi4vJnG6i2gUSdg-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N3pNP9NPi4vJnG6i2gUSdg-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N3pNP9NPi4vJnG6i2gUSdg-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N3pNP9NPi4vJnG6i2gUSdg-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Photographer captures rare 'gigantic jets' of upside-down lightning blasting out of Atlantic hurricane
By Brandon Specktor published
Gigantic jets, which are 50 times more powerful than typical lightning bolts and can reach the edge of space, were seen erupting out of Hurricane Franklin near Puerto Rico.
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