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NASA Satellite Movie Shows Great Plains Tornado Outbreak from Space (April 20, 2012): NASA has released an animation of visible and infrared satellite data showing the development and movement of the Great Plains tornado outbreak.

Nighttime Video of Large Tornado That Hit Woodward, Oklahoma (April 15, 2012): This video from Woodward News shows just how terrifying a tornado at night can be.

Severe Tornado Outbreak Expected This Weekend in U.S. (April 14, 2012): A severe weather outbreak with dangerous life-threatening tornadoes is being forecast for this weekend in the U.

The Hottest Spot on Earth: The Lut Desert in Iran (April 11, 2012): The satellite image above shows a portion of the Lut Desert in Iran captured in July, 1999.

March 2012 Warmest March on Record for Contiguous United States (April 9, 2012): NOAA says March was the warmest March on record for the contiguous United States.

Report: National Weather Service Testing Catastrophic Tornado Warnings (April 4, 2012): The very large, powerful and destructive tornadoes over the past several years are leading to the National Weather Service creating more ominous storm warnings for some of the more deadly tornadic storm systems.

Animated Wind Map Shows Current Wind Speeds in United States (March 30, 2012): A visually pleasing animated wind map has been created that shows the current wind speeds using wind data that is updated every hour.

Surveillance Camera Captures Henryville Tornado as it Hit School Bus (March 30, 2012): Henryville, Indiana was hit by a powerful EF4 tornado on March 2 during the early March 2012 tornado outbreak.

NASA Launches Five Rockets for ATREX Mission Studying Jet Stream (March 27, 2012): NASA successfully launched five suborbital sounding rockets early this morning from its Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

4.25-inch Hailstone Sets Hawaii Record (March 24, 2012): A huge 4.

Mysterious Flash Captured During Live Traffic Report in Phoenix (March 10, 2012): A large flash was spotted in Phoenix during Andrea Robinson's live 5 am traffic report Thursday morning on Fox 10 News Phoenix.

Amateur Video of EF4 Tornado in Henryville, Indiana (March 5, 2012): Amateur video of the powerful EF4 tornado in Henryville, Indiana is starting to come in.

Mysterious Blue Spheres Fall From Sky on Man's Yard in Bournemouth, England (January 31, 2012): Mysterious blue spheres fell on Steve Hornsby's yard in Bournemouth, England during a hail storm.

2011 Was 9th Warmest Year Since 1880 (January 21, 2012): NASA scientists have found that 2011 was the ninth warmest year since 1880.

Strange Noise Phenomenon Reports Continue in 2012 (January 19, 2012): The Strange Noise Phenomenon involves reports of weird noises where no aircraft or storms appear to be present.

New IPCC Report Warns of Extreme Weather to Increase Due to Climate Change (November 19, 2011): A report released by the the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says that extreme weather will become more frequent and more severe due to climate change.

AccuWeather Explains Ball Lightning (October 26, 2011): AccuWeather says ball lightning is described as a white or yellow basketball sized sphere of lightning floating in the air.

Bill Read Tells Keys, South Florida Residents Not to Drop Their Guard With Hurricane Rina (October 25, 2011): Hurricane Rina has been quickly strengthening in the Caribbean as it approaches the Yucatan peninsula.

Astronomers Find Evidence of Extreme Weather on Brown Dwarf (September 12, 2011): A University of Toronto-led team of astronomers has observed extreme brightness changes on a nearby brown dwarf.

Vermont Towns Totally Cut Off: National Guard Delivering Food and Water by Helicopter (September 1, 2011): The Associated Press' Robert Ray got to do a ride-along in a Blackhawk helicopter with Vermont's National Guard as they ran emergency provision drops all day around the state.

Tornado Watches Issued for North Carolina, Virginia Coasts (August 27, 2011): Tornado watches have been issued for the coast of North Carolina and Virginia.

New York Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Hurricane Irene (August 25, 2011): New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has declared a state of emergency for the state of New York.

NASA's TRMM Satellite Captures Image of Hurricane Irene (August 25, 2011): NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite passed over Hurricane Irene at 15:42 UTC (11:42 a.

Photo of Hurricane Irene as a Category 3 From International Space Station (August 25, 2011): US Astronaut Ron Garan (@astro_ron) took this photograph of Hurricane Irene from the International Space Station (ISS) at 3:14PM EST on Wednesday, 24 August 2011.

Rice Bowl Sized Hail Damages Cars in China (August 22, 2011): A storm in China dropped rice bowl sized hailstones.