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With advanced dating techniques like carbon dating, scientists discovered that the Earth was much warmer during the Cretaceous Period (about 144 to 65 million years ago) than it is today.

We are still technically in an ice age. However, we are in the period called a warm interglacial, which lasts between 10,000 and 15,000 years.

Extreme heat is the deadliest weather condition on the planet. It kills more people than tornadoes and hurricanes.

The typical time for a tornado episode is about 25 minutes. However, the extrememly violent ones can go on for hours and deliver incredible damage.

There was a Little Ice Age that occured from the 1300s to the mid 1800s. It only took place in the North Atlantic region of the globe.

Jetstreams, a band of westerly air currents that encircle the globe, are so fast that they can reach speeds of 442km/hr (275mph).

Pilots use the jetstream to reduce flying time as the winds are so strong, they can carry an airplane.

The Earth's water cycle began about 3.8 billion years ago.

About 654 million years ago, the Earth entered a climatic period known as the Marinoan glaciation. During this time, the oceans froze over and the planet was one solid ball of ice

The Earth's Carbon Cycle is stated to have begun about 4 billion years ago; this makes it one of the, if not the, oldest atmospheric cycle on the planet.

The Earth's Oxygen Cycle began around 2.33 billion years ago during the Great Oxygenation Event.

The Carnian Pluvial Episode, CPE, was an era in Earth's history (between 232 and 234 million years ago) when there was non-stop rainfall. It rained for about 2 million years.

During its lifespan, A Hurricane can release the equivalence of 10,000 nuclear bombs.

A Derecho is a straight line windstorm that can cause hurrican-like winds and flash floods. They are very dangerous.

The Great Hurricane of 1780 is the deadliest hurricane ever recorded. It killed about 22,000 people.

Unlike popular belief, lightning doesn't strike the ground from the atmosphere. A negative charge from the cloud travels to the ground, and positive charge forms on the ground and travels to the cloud, their meeting point creates a an electrical transfer path we all know as lightning.

Though it caused less damage, Hurricane Mitch killed about 11,000 people.

Costa Rica, Cyprus, and Greece are the top 3 countries with the best weather.

The United States of America experiences the most tornadoes out of any country on Earth. Over 1,200 annually.

The Bhola Cyclone is one of the deadliest cyclones to ever occur in human history. An estimated 300,000 to 500,000 people died.