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All aboard the Elissa!

The Grim Food Served on 17th-Century Sea Voyages Wasn't All Bad

Though just the sight of two-month-old salted beef may make you nauseous.

Paula Mejia November 8, 2017

Watch Ophelia's Winds Send a Cumbrian Waterfall Into the Sky

Another strange effect of a profoundly strange storm.

Natasha Frost October 19, 2017

Barbuda, the upper island, was turned a dark brown by Hurricane Irma. Antigua, below, was spared by the center of the storm.

Hurricane Irma Has Left the Caribbean Brown and Barren

Winds up to 185 miles per hour stripped trees bare, but the vegetation will gradually return.

Kelsey Kennedy September 19, 2017

Hurricane Rita, in full force.

Why We Can't Stop Hurricanes and All the Ways We've Tried

The strange, true history of human beings bringing the fight to tropical storms.

Eric Grundhauser September 13, 2017

Watch Lightning Burst Around Hurricane Irma's Eye

NASA's lightning-mapping satellite might help predict the behavior of massive storms.

Kelsey Kennedy September 11, 2017

A 1,000-Year-Old Texas Oak Tree Stands Firm

A natural treasure is weathering the calamitous storm.

Natasha Frost August 28, 2017

The Corpus Christi seawall, just after completion in 1940.

How a Devastating 1919 Hurricane Inspired Corpus Christi to Build a Seawall

One early design, by the man who built Mount Rushmore, included a giant statue of Christ.

Sarah Laskow August 25, 2017

Hail scar through the green cornfields of South Dakota.

The 60-Mile 'Hail Scar' Left by a South Dakota Storm

Balls of ice cause hundreds of millions of dollars in crop damage each year.

Samir S. Patel July 19, 2017

Permanently Closed

Washington, D.C.

Site of the Knickerbocker Disaster

You could be standing at the site of one of D.C.'s most fatal tragedies and not even know it.

Thousands Of Colorful Eggs Have Washed Up On A German Island

It's a great day for the children of Langeoog!

Cara Giaimo January 5, 2017

An Entire State in Australia Lost Power Following Most Powerful Storm in Decades

Over 21,000 lightning bolts struck the country in a 12-hour period.

Erik Shilling September 28, 2016

Why Taiwan is So Well-Prepared for Super-Typhoons

Nepartak slammed into the country last night.

Erik Shilling July 8, 2016

There's a Super Typhoon Threatening Taiwan

The storm is also expected to hit mainland China.

Erik Shilling July 7, 2016

Found: A Hidden Tasmanian Shipwreck

Winter storms cleared sand to reveal shipwrecks.

Sarah Laskow June 16, 2016

This Floating Schoolhouse Just Collapsed After a Heavy Storm

Fortunately, no one was hurt.

Eric Grundhauser June 9, 2016

Forests Can Handle Hurricanes, Unless Humans Interfere

A forest's recovery can be long and slow, but surprisingly successful.

Sarah Laskow May 20, 2016

Found: A Rare, Backwards Tornado That Spun the Wrong Way

Very few tornados rotate clockwise.

Sarah Laskow May 13, 2016

Wragge brisbane home 1902

Tropical Storms Were Once Named After Wives, Girlfriends, and Disliked Politicians

Want a storm named after you? Well, it's complicated.

Tao Tao Holmes March 23, 2016