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Atmospheric sciences is an interdisciplinary field that explores the physical, chemical, and dynamical processes governing Earth’s gaseous envelope. This discipline integrates principles of ...

The Great Red Spot is a gigantic storm, twice the size of Earth, that has swirled for centuries. It’s just one of many on the ...

Nadir Jeevanjee works for NOAA's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, which is discussed in this article. The views expressed herein are in no sense official positions of the Geophysical Fluid ...

Mars is a dusty planet dominated by vast, dry deserts, with no easily accessible sources of liquid water. Much like on Earth, dust is lifted from Mars's surface by wind and rotating air columns, ...

The weather radar is something many of us turn to when severe weather starts rolling in. We watch the colors — light colors feel harmless and the dark colors feel scary — but those colors actually ...

People have always looked for patterns to explain the universe and to predict the future. “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. Red sky in morning, sailor’s warning” is an adage predicting the weather.

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