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Scientist at Georgia Tech breaks his own lightning world record
An applied physicist at the Severe Storms Research Center at the Georgia Tech Research Institute, Peterson recently confirmed the longest horizontal lightning flash ever measured: a staggering 829 ...
Houston forecast: Daily afternoon storm chances return this weekend and lasting into next week
Houston braces for downpours and isolated severe weather this weekend, with lightning posing the biggest risk for outdoor ...
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Live updates: Kerr, Travis and Williamson County officials detail flood response during July 31 legislative hearing
As Texas lawmakers consider how to improve future disaster response, emergency management officials from Kerr, Travis and ...
New report details rising cost of weather disasters
Weather-related disasters caused $93 billion in damage in the U.S. during the first six months of 2025, according to a new study. NBC News' Chase Cain looks at how severe weather is fueling a growing ...
Damaging, golf ball-size hail will fall more frequently because of climate change, researchers warn
During severe thunderstorms, rising air shoots icy pellets the size of Dippin’ Dots ice cream into the bitter cold of upper ...
'Big Beautiful Bill' will bring largest health care cuts in history. How it will affect RI
Trump may call it beautiful, but the reconciliation bill will have an ugly impact on Rhode Island’s health care system, ...
Extreme heat can endanger baseball players, fans. It’s also changing the game's physics.
Across the Midwest, with a 3.6-degree increase each, St. Louis, Cleveland, Detroit and Milwaukee are some of the top 10 MLB ...