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Since the malfunction of their polar ice monitoring satellite ICEsat, NASA has taken to the skies in low-flying aircraft to continue their important research.

Frost is stunning to look at, but damaging to crops. Several factors cause frost. Growers can protect their plants from frost with a few techniques.

Mike Hollingshead sits in his car, gray cloud looming overhead, while a tornado tears toward the highway. Interview with a storm chaser and an amazing sequence of pics...

La Niña dances with El Niño, following a cycle of weather patterns driven by changes in temperature in the Pacific Ocean. This dance has far-reaching effects.

Three La Nina-fueled cyclones triggered a food crisis in the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu in early 2011 – a warning for the future of the region.

Never seen before images of some of the most unpredictable natural forces - lightning and thunderstorms.

These ten myths about tornadoes put people at serious risk. Knowing the facts about the dangers of tornadoes may protect you from injury or even save your life.

Cyclone Yasi, a cyclone bigger than the UK, recently struck the coast of Queensland, Australia. These satellite images show the terrifying beauty of the destruction

These are 10 of the best Aurora Borealis photographs that were taken in 2010 and posted to Flickr.

Washed away. Floods are killing hundreds of Americans each year. Do you know what to do… or what NOT to do?

Researchers have found honeycomb-like clouds to be particularly intriguing because they are a self-organizing system.

In the chaos of nature, lightning can come unexpectedly and change a life in an instant. So what actually happens when the power of lightning goes through a human body.

Using modern science to guide technology, climate engineers are working to manage the fury of massive hurricanes. But what might the consequences be?

Hurricanes are a force of nature. Is there a way that mankind can counter them, thereby escaping the terrible damage they cause?

A blow by blow account of natural disasters over the last ten years. In the lead up to 2012 are these catastrophic events getting more frequent?

Fire tornadoes wield the awesome power of nature, uprooting trees and thousands of people in a matter of minutes - with the potential to bulldoze entire city districts...

More and more unlucky surveillance cameras are capturing incredible video from inside violent tornadoes. These videos will blow you away.

Natures most savage and spectacular lightshow can be dangerous, to be sure, but it is still the greatest show on Earth - especially in slow-motion!

While they might look like UFOs, hole punch clouds are actually a very real and scientifically understood phenomenon.

For a two month period, mysterious red rain fell over Kerala, India. How it came to be is still a mystery...