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Snow In April? Spring Storm Blankets Texas Panhandle

Name: The Moon Is Rusting — And Earth Is To Blame
Uploaded: 2025-09-25T12:10:08.000-04:00
Duration: 25 s
Channel: The Weather Channel
Description: Planetary scientists discovered the moon is slowly rusting, and Earth may be responsible. Their research, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, shows that oxygen particles escaping our atmosphere are hitching a ride on "Earth wind" and slamming into the lunar surface. There, the oxygen reacts with iron-rich minerals to form a type of rust.

June 1, 2025

While some parts of Texas were dealing with heavy rain and flooding, the Texas Panhandle was hit with snow as temperatures plummeted on Saturday. Watch this video to see the chaos the snowfall created on roads and learn which city broke a 130-year-old record.

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Snow In April? Spring Storm Blankets Texas Panhandle

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