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Mount Washington: Home to 'the world's worst weather' with record wind speeds of 231 mph
By Sascha Pare published
Mount Washington is a prominent mountain in New Hampshire, known for its dramatic weather and conditions that are extremely dangerous for hikers and climbers.

Scientists discover giant blobs deep inside Earth are 'evolving by themselves' — and we may finally know where they come from
By Stephanie Pappas published
Giant regions of the mantle where seismic waves slow down may have formed from subducted ocean crust, a new study finds.

'Take shelter!': Tornado strikes Florida's Seminole County, destroying homes and interrupting live TV broadcast
By Patrick Pester published
A tornado hit central Florida on Monday, destroying two homes, uprooting trees and disrupting a FOX TV show as it was tracking the storm live on air.

Erupting 'sharkcano' spits out a giant underwater plume in Oceania
By Harry Baker published
Earth from space A 2022 satellite photo shows a large plume of discolored water rising from the undersea Kavachi volcano, during an eruption that likely scattered the sharks that normally dwell there.

'Winter is far from over': Polar vortex reversal could bring springtime snow to US
By Patrick Pester published
The polar vortex could be reversing in a sudden stratospheric warming event, with the potential to send Arctic air and storms to the central and eastern U.S.

52-foot-high 'megaripples' from asteroid that killed the dinosaurs mapped deep beneath Louisiana in 3D
By Tom Howarth published
Buried "megaripples" — some the size of five-story buildings — are helping scientists piece together the devastation following the impact that wiped out the nonavian dinosaurs.

'This is by far the oldest': Scientists discover 3.47 billion-year-old meteorite impact crater in Australian outback
By Sascha Pare published
Researchers say they have found "unequivocal evidence" that a meteorite smashed into Earth 3.47 billion years ago, potentially affecting plate tectonics and creating conditions for life.

Mount Roraima: The 'lost world' isolated for millions of years that Indigenous people call the 'house of the gods'
By Sascha Pare published
Mount Roraima is a flat-topped formation with crystal-clear pools, waterfalls and a unique ecosystem that has been isolated from the surrounding savanna for millions of years.
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