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2 weeks ago | 
spectrumnews1.com | Stacy Lynn |Reid Lybarger
The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is just over a month away, and there is a list of new names to familiarize yourself with. This year will follow up on a busy 2024 season where there were five landfalling hurricanes, three of which have had their names retired.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
spectrumnews1.com | Stacy Lynn
What You Need To KnowSummer officially arrives Thursday afternoonIt is the earliest solstice in the northern hemisphere since George Washington was presidentFull strawberry moon will appear larger and brighter since it occurs so close to the solsticeIt takes the Earth 365 ¼ days to revolve around the sun. The sphere of the Earth does not wobble perpendicular to the plane it is moving, it is tilted by 23.5 degrees. It’s thanks to this .
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
spectrumnews1.com | Stacy Lynn
The threat for severe weather continues this week. Storms will be capable of producing strong tornadoes, damaging wind gusts and large hail on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
spectrumnews1.com | Justin Gehrts |Stacy Lynn
One of the best meteor showers of the year peaks late this weekend into early next week. What You Need To KnowThe Perseid meteor shower has up to 100 meteors per hourThe best time for viewing will fall between midnight and dawnThis meteor shower comes from the debris of Comet Swift-TuttleThe Perseid meteor shower peaks Sunday night into Monday, but you can catch them the rest of this weekend and even into early next week.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
spectrumnews1.com | Stacy Lynn
The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane season was expected to be one for the record books. Early forecasts had a record number of storms developing in the Atlantic basin because of favorable environmental conditions.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
wnbf.com | Stacy Lynn
As we get ready for the festive season in New York State, a study from Lurie Children's Hospital has revealed some insights about our kids' health habits. 47% of parents admit that their children's diets take a nosedive during the holidays. That means lots of sweet treats, unhealthy food, and not enough focus on eating those veggies. Over half of parents are worried about their kids' weight, but many of them confess to not being the best health role models themselves.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
spectrumnews1.com | Stacy Lynn
It’s that time of the year when we set the clocks back one hour, returning us to standard time, reducing the amount of daylight in the evenings, but we gain an extra hour of sleep this weekend. What You Need To KnowSunshine Act passed in the U.S. Senate in 2022Current time change rules have been in place since 2007Arizona and Hawaii remain on standard time year roundThis brings up the conversation of why we need to do the switching of the clocks twice a year.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
spectrumnews1.com | Stacy Lynn
They’re creepy and they’re crawly and altogether spooky. That’s why spiders are associated with Halloween. Have you ever noticed this time of the year spider webs become more prevalent? What You Need To KnowFemales are the larger spidersWarmer fall weather means larger spidersWolf spiders are common across the United StatesIn fact, check any doorway outside and you’ll likely run into a web. I opened the door to let Boomer, the dog, out and inadvertently destroyed a web created by a spider.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
spectrumnews1.com | Stacy Lynn
On a clear day in early fall, around sunrise, you might notice hot air balloons flying across the sky, but why do they navigate the skies so early in the day and how does weather play a role in their flight path?
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
spectrumnews1.com | Stacy Lynn
This month's full moon will peak on Oct. 17 and is the third of four supermoons this year. What You Need To KnowOctober's full moon is called the Hunter's Moon because it occurs after the Harvest MoonThis is the third of four supermoons that will occur this yearThe supermoon will appear the largest and brightest of all the other supermoons due to its location lower in the skyWhy it's called the Hunter's MoonIt’s called the Hunter’s Moon because it follows the Harvest Moon.
