Weather Whiz: August 30
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How well have you been paying attention to the weather this week? Here are five questions that will test your knowledge.

Ada Wood
ByAda Wood
August 30, 2026Updated: August 30, 2026, 7:08 am EDTPublished: August 30, 2026, 7:00 am EDT
A foggy post-sunset scene in Dartmoor woods in England.

A foggy post-sunset scene in Dartmoor woods in England.

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How well have you been paying attention to the weather this week? Here are five questions that will test your knowledge of what's been going on.

QUESTIONS

  1. There’s something alive in fog — and it’s eating pollution. What is it?
  2. A storm formed in the Atlantic this week by the name of _______, coincidentally around the same time of the death of the American country, pop music icon's passing who shares its name.
  3. The _______ now ranks as the second largest wildfire in North Texas history.
  4. You’re about to have the chance to see a once-in-a-lifetime star explosion from a system known as the _______.
  5. What was the cause of flash floods on the Nepal‑China border that resulted in the death of hundreds of people?

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ANSWERS

  1. Bacteria
  2. Dolly
  3. Ross Fire
  4. “Blaze Star"
  5. A glacier collapse

How did you do this week? Come back for more exciting weather questions next week, or risk showing up to trivia night unprepared!

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