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First Full Moon of Summer 2025 shines this week

Watch? Warning? How we communicate severe weather in Canada

Could a cow really get swept up by a tornado?

Astronaut captures amazing red sprite phenomenon from space

Researchers may have finally found meteorites from Mercury

Look up! What's going on in the July night sky?

How weather can impact Canada Day firework displays

Don’t make this deadly mistake when waiting out a storm

Tropical systems don’t need a name to trigger devastating floods

Why does your toilet water slosh around on a windy day?

Scud clouds are scary tornado lookalikes – how to tell them apart

Largest camera on Earth reveals astounding new cosmic views

Why no hurricane has ever crossed the equator

Why you'll never hear of a hurricane with these names

A train of risks: Extreme heat's hidden impacts on a vital industry

How supercells grow to produce giant hail and intense tornadoes

The science behind spectacular Canada Day firework displays

What is a mesoscale convective system? How an 'MCS' can spell danger

Hair suddenly standing straight up? Take cover immediately

First artificial solar eclipse from space captured by ESA Proba-3 mission

On this Summer Solstice, will you have one longest day or two?

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The latest in earth science news from The Weather Network

'Feel' miserable out? How our bodies react when humidex values soar

Heads up! These six special clouds linger in our skies every day

Rivers may fuel explosive strengthening of major hurricanes

Island churns out dramatic displays of swirling clouds

Amazon deforestation causing measurable drop in rainfall: study

Northern Lights may shine this weekend due to speedy solar wind

Asteroid's odds of hitting the Moon have now more than doubled

The last Full Moon of spring shines in the sky this week

Why the world's oceans are getting darker

Trees may be able to help us predict volcanic eruptions

More Northern Lights displays possible across Canada tonight

Look up! What's going on in the June night sky?

Show or no show? Canada has some 'wild cards' for northern lights display

ASK A MET: How wildfire smoke turns the sky an eerie red

Streaks in the sky: Ontario sees prolonged contrail activity

Imagining a world without modern weather forecasting

Scientists catch Earth's core leaking gold toward the surface

The pyrotechnic science behind Victoria Day firework displays

Webb captures Jupiter's surprisingly active Northern Lights

‘Striking’: Global oceans are warming fastest in two specific regions

See a second full night of the Full Flower Moon tonight

Study finds dozens of major cities sinking due to groundwater extraction

Failed Venus probe likely crashed to Earth early Saturday morning

How the Full Moon briefly vanished, nearly a thousand years ago

A Halley's Comet meteor shower peaks early tomorrow morning

How to safely react when an earthquake strikes

What's up with Star Wars' bizarre 'mono-climate' planets?

Paddleboarder pens book after 2000 km trip from Ottawa to New York

Cool down your car faster with this simple hack

Camera records flash flood destroying store in just 60 seconds

Watch as a house gets swept away by flash floods in New Mexico

Amazing red sprite phenomenon captured from ISS

Why some mosquitoes will never try to bite you

La Niña could return in a quick burst this fall and winter

Tornado outbreak confirmed after 10 twisters strike in one day

The deadly heat wave that spawned a destructive Ontario derecho

'Once you see it, you can't unsee it': The 'road-trip ruiner' plant is spreading

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