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National Weather Service Director General D.L. Johnson, left, and National Hurricane Center Director Max Mayfield, right, discussing the path of Hurricane Dennis at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, in 2005.

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Hurricane Catarina, which hit Brazil, was taken by an Expedition 8 crewmember on the International Space Station, March 27, 2004. Tropical cyclones below the equator rotate clockwise when viewed from space.

How Are Hurricanes and Typhoons Named?

This image depicts a 3-day average of actual sea surface temperatures for the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, from August 25-27, 2005 during Hurricane Katrina, with 2005 hurricane season names overlaid

How Do Hurricanes Get Their Names?

Flower. Fruit tree. Cherry. Cherry tree. Cherry blossom. Spring. Close-up of cherry blossoms in bloom.

The Perils of an Early Spring

Weather map, meteorology

Why Is Predicting the Weather So Difficult for Meteorologists?

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Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

12 Greek Gods and Goddesses

David Cameron. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom talk during the G8 Summit at the Lough Erne Resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, June 17, 2013

What’s the Difference Between a President and a Prime Minister?

Camel caravan moving across the Sahara desert sand dunes, Morocco, North Africa

How Do Deserts Form?

Government officials are erasing graffiti of Islamic State (ISIS) banner in Solo, Java, Indonesia.

Is It ISIS or ISIL?

Shadow of a man holding large knife in his hand inside of some dark, spooky buiding

7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers

An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.

11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland

The Largest Islands in the World

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National Weather Service Director General D.L. Johnson, left, and National Hurricane Center Director Max Mayfield, right, discussing the path of Hurricane Dennis at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, in 2005.

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Cross section of Earth showing the core, mantle, and crust

The Solid Earth Quiz

Iceland, Glacier lagoon (Jokulsarlon)

Winter Weather Words Quiz

Demystified

Hurricane Catarina, which hit Brazil, was taken by an Expedition 8 crewmember on the International Space Station, March 27, 2004. Tropical cyclones below the equator rotate clockwise when viewed from space.

How Are Hurricanes and Typhoons Named?