Weather Facts

    Random Weather Facts

    There are 23 Weather Facts!

    Dirty snow melts faster than clean.
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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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    Oak trees are struck by lightning more than any other tree.
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    Temperatures have been cooling since 2002, even as carbon dioxide has continued to rise.
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    There is enough energy in one bolt of lightning to power a home for two weeks!
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    City in the Clouds
    City in the Clouds
    In October 2015, a 'floating city' of what appeared to be tall buildings rose from the clouds above Foshan, China. After lasting only a few minutes, conspiracy theories ran rampant, but experts say that it's a rare optical illusion called Fata Morgana.
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    The winter of 1932 in the US was so cold that Niagara falls froze completely solid!
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    It snows more in the Grand Canyon than it does in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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