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Historic magnetic storms help scientists learn what to expect when one hits
By Elizabeth Fernandez published
Magnetic storms can create amazing auroras, but they also have the capacity to impact our power grid.

Big blob of hot water in Pacific may be making El Niño act weirdly
By Sascha Pare published
El Niño is in full swing and will likely remain "strong" this winter, but its effect on weather patterns in the U.S. depends on the behavior of an unusually warm blob in the western Pacific, experts say.

Strong auroras likely as powerful solar flare eruption hurls possible 'cannibal CME' toward Earth (video)
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
Several powerful solar eruptions, with Earth in the firing line, means widespread mid-latitude aurora displays are likely on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.

This Antarctic glacier dramatically retreated. Then, its ice shelf totally collapsed (satellite image)
By Stefanie Waldek published
This might indicate a "glaciological tipping point" on the Antarctic Peninsula, an important consideration as global warming continues to affect ocean temperatures.

Gemini South Telescope in Chile to run solely on clean energy by 2027
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
NOIRLab says it's on track to halve its planet-warming emissions by the end of 2027.

'Missing' blob of water predicted to be in the Atlantic finally found
By Ben Turner published
The newly discovered water mass, called the Atlantic Equatorial Water, stretches from Brazil to West Africa.

Water leaking into Earth's core may have birthed a mysterious layer that churns out crystals
By Harry Baker published
A new series of experiments has shown that the mysterious "E-prime layer," which surrounds Earth's outer core, is created by water that leaks deep into our planet's interior.

Google's DeepMind AI can make better weather forecasts than supercomputers
By Ben Turner published
DeepMind's new machine learning algorithm takes less than a minute to make its forecasts and can run on a desktop. But it won't replace traditional forecasts anytime soon.

City-size 'devil comet' headed for Earth loses its iconic horns and turns green after latest volcanic eruption
By Harry Baker published
The latest eruption of the cryovolcanic comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, which will make its closest approach to Earth next year, shows that the icy object may have lost its iconic devil horns for good.
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