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meteorology

[mee-tee-uh-rol-uh-jee] / ˌmi ti əˈrɒl ə dʒi /
NOUN
weather science
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The French meteorology agency has filed a police complaint over suspected tampering with its data-processing system after a Polymarket bettor won big on an unusual temperature reading.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

While parts of California’s geography, geology and meteorology make circumstances unique along Highway 1, Beck said, precarious — and even crumbling — coastal highways are a relatively common problem across the globe.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

"Wood burning emissions enter the atmosphere, where they are affected by meteorology," Horton said.

From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026

"There is now strong evidence across different datasets that winter precipitation in the Himalayas is indeed decreasing," said Kieran Hunt, principal research fellow in tropical meteorology at University of Reading in the UK.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026

The naming of clouds was a great event in the history of meteorology, after which much more serious discussion and understanding were possible.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton



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