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NASA: Summer Extremes Getting More Extreme in Northern Hemisphere (January 23, 2013): NASA's statistical analysis of decades of Northern Hemisphere temperature data indicates that people living north of the equator are experiencing a greater frequency of extreme summer heat waves.

NASA Space Telescopes Reveal Stormy Atmosphere of Brown Dwarf (January 12, 2013): NASA's Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes have revealed weather patterns on a brown dwarf named 2MASSJ22282889-431026.

Weather History: Indianola, Texas Was Wiped Out by Hurricane in 1886, Remains Underwater Ghost Town (December 10, 2012): Many today have never even heard of Indianola, Texas.

Rare Tornado Hits New Zealand Suburb, Destroys 150 Homes (December 7, 2012): A rare powerful tornado struck a suburb in west Auckland, New Zealand on Thursday.

Cassini Spots Giant Storm on Saturn (November 30, 2012): NASA's Cassini spacecraft has spotted a giant storm swirling on Saturn's north pole.

NASA Video Shows Superstorm Sandy From Birth to Landfall (October 30, 2012): This NASA video shows Superstorm Sandy from birth in the central Caribbean on October 21 to landfall in New Jersey on October 29.

Hurricane Sandy Likely to Damage Windows in High-Rise Buildings (October 28, 2012): Hurricane Sandy is a massive storm.

NHC Director Rick Knabb Says Sandy Will be Long Duration Event (October 28, 2012): National Hurricane Center director Rick Knabb says Hurricane Sandy will be a long duration event.

NASA: Hurricane Sandy is a Bride of Frankenstorm (October 26, 2012): NASA says in a release that Hurricane Sandy should be considered a bride of Frankenstorm because Sandy is a woman's name.

Hydrometeorological Prediction Center's 5-Day QPF Shows Copious Rainfall Amounts From Frankenstorm Sandy (October 26, 2012): The Hydrometeorological Prediction Center has released an updated 5-day Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (QPF) that shows the huge area in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast that will get heavy rain from the hybrid Sandy hurricane.

Frankenstorm Sandy: Likelihood of Historic U.S. East Coast Monster Hybrid Storm Increasing (October 25, 2012): The likelihood of a historic storm in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast U.

The Weather Channel to Start Naming Winter Storms This Year (October 2, 2012): Winter is coming and The Weather Channel (TWC) has decided to start naming Winter Storms for the 2012-2013 winter season.

NASA Says Arctic Cyclone Helped Break Up Sea Ice in August (September 23, 2012): NASA says a large Arctic cyclone helped break up thinning sea ice on the Arctic Ocean's frozen ice cap last month.

100-Foot High Firenado Caught on Film in Australian Outback (September 18, 2012): Accuweather reports that a 100-foot (30-meter) high firenado was caught on film in the Australian outback.

The Science Behind Hoar Frost (September 15, 2012): Hoar Frost is defined by the National Weather Service as "a deposit of interlocking crystals formed by direct sublimation on objects, usually those of small diameter freely exposed to the air, such as tree branches, plants, wires, poles, etc.

Florida International University Unveils Wall of Wind That Can Simulate Cat 5 Hurricane Winds (August 22, 2012): Florida International University has unveiled a 12-fan Wall of Wind, which is capable of simulating Category 5 hurricane winds up to 157 miles per hour.

Counting Cricket Chirps to Determine the Temperature (August 11, 2012): Counting the amount of chirps crickets make per second can apparently be used to give you a fairly accurate temperature reading.

NOAA: July 2012 Hottest Month on Record for Contiguous United States (August 8, 2012): NOAA reports that July 2012 was the hottest month on record for the contiguous United States.

NASA's Terra Satellite Image Shows Twin Typhoons Headed for Double China Landfall (August 4, 2012): This impressive satellite image shows two typhoons headed for a double China landfall.

Colorado Mountains High Elevation Tornadoes (July 31, 2012): A tornado that touched down in Colorado on July 28, 2012 was the second highest tornado recorded in U.

NASA to Send Unmanned Aircraft Over Hurricanes This Year (June 2, 2012): NASA will be sending unmanned aircraft dubbed "severe storm sentinels" above hurricanes this season to help researchers and forecasters uncover information about hurricane formation and intensity changes.

NOAA Predicts Near-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season (May 24, 2012): NOAA is predicting a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season this year.

Dramatic Trailer for PBS Dust Bowl Documentary (May 16, 2012): Here a preview for The Dust Bowl, a documentary film by Ken Burns.

The Stormiest Places on Earth (May 6, 2012): The Stormiest Places on Earth include Lakeland, Florida for thunderstorms per year and Kampala, Uganda for the most thunderstorm days per year.

Scientists Launch Deep Convective Clouds & Chemistry (DC3) Experiment (May 3, 2012): Scientists are targeting thunderstorms in Alabama, Colorado and Oklahoma this spring to discover what happens when clouds suck air many miles into the atmosphere from Earth's surface.