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A midday look at up-to-the-minute forecasts and weather stories from around the country.

A midday look at up-to-the-minute forecasts and weather stories from around the country.

A midday look at up-to-the-minute forecasts and weather stories from around the country.

Uncensored take on weather and storms from an expert trio as unpredictable as nature itself.

Uncensored take on weather and storms from an expert trio as unpredictable as nature itself.

Uncensored take on weather and storms from an expert trio as unpredictable as nature itself.

Uncensored take on weather and storms from an expert trio as unpredictable as nature itself.

Pressure is the invisible force that drives weather; pressing down on Earth, it is the difference between a gentle breeze and a monster storm; learning how and why air can turn deadly.

They are the largest things on Earth; the blue whale, elephants and prehistoric titanosaurs remind humans of how small they really are; they may appear to be too big to fail, but weather and climate can affect even these giants.

Asking if the seemingly miraculous parting of the Red Sea could be explained as a natural event; a famous bridge collapses in Italy; hundreds of whales are driven onto beaches around the world.

The first new world colony at Roanoke vanishes; an icy quake rocks Canada, but it's no ordinary earthquake; five vanishing planes start the Bermuda Triangle legend.

Quakes can be triggered not just by forces deep within the earth, but also by giant dams and reservoirs, deep mines and the new technique of oil drilling called fracking.

The secrets behind some of the asteroids, comets and space debris that have fallen to Earth; the latest technologies to detect space objects before they strike and spacecraft designed to prevent them from attacking the planet in the future.

The most destructive flood in U.S. history changes race relations and society in the Mississippi River Valley.

British vessels and small civilian watercraft work together to rescue hundreds of thousands of Allied troops from the beaches of Dunkirk, France, beginning on May 26, 1940.

Starting the day by opening a window into weather, looking out at the stories and science behind the forecast.

Starting the day by opening a window into weather, looking out at the stories and science behind the forecast.

Starting the day by opening a window into weather, looking out at the stories and science behind the forecast.

Starting the day by opening a window into weather, looking out at the stories and science behind the forecast.

Starting the day by opening a window into weather, looking out at the stories and science behind the forecast.

Starting the day by opening a window into weather, looking out at the stories and science behind the forecast.

Starting the day by opening a window into weather, looking out at the stories and science behind the forecast.

Starting the day by opening a window into weather, looking out at the stories and science behind the forecast.

A midday look at up-to-the-minute forecasts and weather stories from around the country.

A midday look at up-to-the-minute forecasts and weather stories from around the country.

A midday look at up-to-the-minute forecasts and weather stories from around the country.

A midday look at up-to-the-minute forecasts and weather stories from around the country.

Uncensored take on weather and storms from an expert trio as unpredictable as nature itself.

Uncensored take on weather and storms from an expert trio as unpredictable as nature itself.

Uncensored take on weather and storms from an expert trio as unpredictable as nature itself.

Uncensored take on weather and storms from an expert trio as unpredictable as nature itself.

Extreme weather isn't exclusive to the planet; storms twice the size of Earth, winds faster than the strongest hurricanes, and towering tornadoes thousands of miles high all rage in the distant corners of the universe.

Nothing's more reassuring than the feel of solid ground beneath the feet; the crust of the Earth is constantly moving, from shifting tectonic plates to the instability of the soil.

A deadly balloon bomb threatens the Manhattan Project during World War II; India is rocked by unexpected Himalayan floods outside monsoon season; a pandemic shuts down the world.

An unknown tunnel is discovered beneath a Brazilian farm; a wall of molasses floods Boston; the world's first military submarine vanishes despite a successful mission; was it sunk by the enemy? Or by natural forces?

Burmese pythons in the Everglades, snake-like fish in the Potomac, and killer bees swarming America: a lack of predators helps these invasive species to take control.

The development of Earth from its birth in the solar system 4 1/2 billion years ago through the cataclysmic events that created the planet we know.

Unseasonably dry weather and strong winds turn a small fire into a conflagration that destroys a large portion of Chicago in 1871.

A hurricane devastates the Texas coastal city of Galveston on Sept. 8, 1900.

Starting the day by opening a window into weather, looking out at the stories and science behind the forecast.

Starting the day by opening a window into weather, looking out at the stories and science behind the forecast.

Starting the day by opening a window into weather, looking out at the stories and science behind the forecast.

Starting the day by opening a window into weather, looking out at the stories and science behind the forecast.

Starting the day by opening a window into weather, looking out at the stories and science behind the forecast.

Starting the day by opening a window into weather, looking out at the stories and science behind the forecast.

Starting the day by opening a window into weather, looking out at the stories and science behind the forecast.

Starting the day by opening a window into weather, looking out at the stories and science behind the forecast.

A midday look at up-to-the-minute forecasts and weather stories from around the country.

A midday look at up-to-the-minute forecasts and weather stories from around the country.

A midday look at up-to-the-minute forecasts and weather stories from around the country.

A midday look at up-to-the-minute forecasts and weather stories from around the country.

Uncensored take on weather and storms from an expert trio as unpredictable as nature itself.

Uncensored take on weather and storms from an expert trio as unpredictable as nature itself.

Uncensored take on weather and storms from an expert trio as unpredictable as nature itself.

Uncensored take on weather and storms from an expert trio as unpredictable as nature itself.

The pervasive but often overlooked force that shapes the environment: from scorching deserts to freezing polar regions, heat is the driving factor behind the Earth's diverse climates, influencing everything from weather patterns to ecosystems.

Experts uncover truths behind some of the world's greatest wonders.

Chase down clues after a routine sightseeing flight over Antarctica crashes, then ponder what unleashed a giant wave that annihilated a Canadian village; find out if predators or planetary patterns wiped out 10 billion snow crabs in the Bering Sea.