There is enough energy in one bolt of lightning to power a home for two weeks!
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Circumhorizontal arcs (loosely known as fire rainbows) are the rarest of all naturally occurring atmospheric phenomena.
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Carbon dioxide is a trace gas and by itself will produce little warming. Also, as CO2 increases, the incremental warming is less, as the effect is logarithmic so the more CO2, the less warming it produces.
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It snows more in the Grand Canyon than it does in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Dirty snow melts faster than clean.
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The Earth sees about 760 thunderstorms every hour, scientists have calculated.
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