In satellite images of Earth’s atmosphere, it’s easy to spot the large, spiraling clouds of hurricane. These powerful storms are fueled by warm seawater, so they form over oceans near the equator.
winds must be blowing more than 74 miles (120 km) per
When the famous Tyrannosaurus rex roamed North America, a very similar dinosaur was living on the other side of the Earth in east Asia.
, is quite fast-reaching speeds of up to 45 miles per
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Evidence: Ice Cores For hundreds of thousands of years, the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere remained fairly stable. But not anymore. Today, the atmosphere contains more CO2 than a…
CO2 in the atmosphere is measured in parts per million
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Tornadoes are nature’s most powerful storms. These swirling funnels of wind can rip cars, trees, and even houses from the ground.
most powerful ones can reach over 300 miles (480 km) per
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