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10 Worst Nor'easters of All Time
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What makes a nor'easter different from your run-of-the-mill winter storm? And which ones have done the most damage?
How long would it take for your house to fall completely apart?
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Would your house fall apart if you left it standing without any maintenance over time? Find out how long it would take for your house to fall apart.
How Chaos Theory Works
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Has this ever happened to you? The meteorologist calls for a massive snowstorm, but the flakes fail to arrive. Chaos theory can shed light on why forecasts fail (and why our orderly world may not be so orderly after all).
10 Most Destructive Storms
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Witch homicide aside, Dorothy was lucky that her home safely traveled to Oz after the tornado. Many people who lived through the storms on our list were left with nothing.
Are climate skeptics right?
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Climate skeptics believe that climate change is a natural process, rather than the work of man. Learn about different climate skeptic arguments.
How Lightning Works
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Lightning is an incredible force of nature. And like many natural phenomena, lightning is not always what it seems. Go behind the mystery and learn what's really going on when lightning strikes.
HowStuffWorks Newsletter Quiz
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If you took one of our recent newsletter quizzes, you've come to the right place for the answers.