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Nadia Ferreira
Nadia writes about the science of ordinary life, from weather forecasts to memory. She trained as a meteorologist and still checks the radar before she checks her messages.
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What a ‘40% chance of rain’ really means
The rain percentage on your forecast has a precise meaning that most people get wrong. Here is what it measures, how it is checked and how to use it.
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