Mar 04
Data can be boring and confusing, but not when it’s visualized right. That’s why a company called FABMOB is gathering atmospheric information and turning it into real-life 3D printed objects.
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Feb 28
When it comes to radical mega-infrastructure projects, we can only dream—but we dream big. Here is one such staggering proposal to build miles and miles of 1,000-foot tall super-walls that will once and forever save Tornado Alley from its eponymous natural disaster.
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Feb 26
California needs rain, and they need it bad. How bad? Just have a look at the GIF above. The first image shows Folsom Lake near Sacramento on July 20, 2011. The second image shows Folsom Lake on January 16, 2014. Notice a difference?
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Feb 24
Believe it or not, making ice is more complicated than just making water really cold. One thing that helps is bacteria. Yes, bacteria! In this captivatingly magic video, it takes just a second for Pseudomonas syringae to turn a whole jar of water into ice.
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Feb 17
Landing in a crosswind can be terrifying
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Feb 10
Sick of shoveling the snow off your sidewalk? Well, the good folks of 1925 have a brilliant idea for you: just set it all on fire.
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Feb 05
Most maps these days tell us how bad the weather is
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Feb 04
NPR wasn’t kidding: Move to Alaska if you want to avoid the harsh winter
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Feb 04
Climate change is a very real thing
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Feb 02
With only a 10 percent chance of snow and mid-40s temperatures expected at kickoff, Super Bowl Sunday is shaping up to be rather mild, weather-wise at least, compared to the deep freeze that’s engulfed the Northeast this winter.
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