The trouble with ice on a wing
Even thin frost on a wing cuts lift and adds weight. Crews melt it with heated orange glycol, then add a thicker green fluid to stop new ice forming.
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Lightning can travel through your plumbing to the shower
Lightning can reach a shower through the pipes and the water in them. Wait at least 30 minutes after the last thunder before you wash.
A small error today can spoil next week's forecast
A small starting error grows daily inside the atmosphere's chaos, limiting how far a forecast can see. A warmer ocean can ease that limit, research shows.
Why a heat dome set all-time records in Montana and Utah
Billings reached 111F and Salt Lake City 109F in July 2026. A heat dome is high pressure that stalls for days, pushing air down until it warms.
Air conditioning harms the climate through power and gas
Air conditioning warms the planet twice, through the power it draws and the gas inside it. The UN's Mark Radka puts cooling at 7% of global emissions.
Gulf Stream explains less of Europe's mild winters than thought
Climate models without the Gulf Stream still leave Europe milder than Canada. Atmospheric currents and air pressure across the Atlantic also play a part.
The Atlantic has had no hurricanes so far in 2026
A strong El Niño has kept the Atlantic free of hurricanes deep into its peak season, while the eastern Pacific runs unusually hot.
El Niño strength comes down to Pacific sea temperature
An El Niño is judged by how far the Pacific warms above normal. NOAA and NASA track it with buoys, floats and satellites, and 0.5C marks the start.