Wild Tornado Season: Expect More
This is the fastest start for the first three months of the year since 1999 Tornadoes can occur almost anywhere in the world, but the United States is the country with the highest frequency of tornadoes. Each year there are about 1,200 tornadoes ... [... more]
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'Perfect Disasters' Nearly Perfect
A new television series examines what could happen if some of NatureâEURs most destructive storms were unleashed on some of Earth's most populous cities. James Abbot is not having a good day. A massive thunderstorm called a supercell is heading ... [... more]
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Scientist Reading the Leaves to Predict Violent Weather
Moisture emitted by a single leaf provides clues to imminent thunderstorms and tornadoes. When meteorologist Edward Lorenz set up his computer to model the weather in 1960, he had no idea what a complex problem he was taking on. After a while, he ... [... more]
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Tornado Season Off to Roaring Start
Tornadoes swept through portions of the Midwest, killing at least three people in Missouri, blowing roofs off homes in Illinois and Arkansas, and damaging about 60 percent of the buildings on the University of Kansas campus. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. ... [... more]
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Conflicting Claims on Global Warming and Why It's All Moot
Experts do not agree whether 2005 set a global temperature record. But it was surprisingly warm, and the record will fall soon enough. A widely reported study last week said 2005 was the warmest on record. But headlines failed to note that the ... [... more]
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10 Ways You Can Improve Earth's Health
How we treat Earth involves trillions of little decisions by billions of individuals. The scientific and political arguments surrounding the health of our planet can make the whole topic seem beyond the grasp of the individual. How fast is the ... [... more]
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The Odds of Dying
When major catastrophes strike, like the recent Asian earthquake and tsunami, the mass deaths can lead one to think that natural disasters are the most likely way people can die. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the leading ... [... more]
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The Snowball Effect of Global Warming
Shrubs are growing faster, which makes the landscape darker, so more sunlight is absorbed. In a twist to the proverbial snowball effect, warmer Arctic temperatures are stimulating plant growth, which darkens the landscape and causes more sunlight ... [... more]
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Weather So Perfect It's Strange
Extremely moderate weather -- unlike anything in 117 years -- fueled record Midwest crops, study finds. With extreme weather and a shifty climate constantly in the news, a little moderation might seem strange. Take last year's weather in the ... [... more]
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Schemes to Control the Weather Clouded by Failure
Ideas to control everything from fog to tornadoes and even global warming are on the table. Some have been tried, with mixed results. Scientists agree they can't totally control the weather. But some experts think they can tame it a bit. Schemes ... [... more]
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Fresh Twist on When, Where, Why Tornadoes Strike
From California to Maine. In the dead of night. And in October. What's going on here? The time to be most wary of a tornado is a spring afternoon in Texas or Oklahoma with thunderstorms brewing. But twisters do not limit themselves to these ... [... more]
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Tornado Record Set: No Deaths Since March
For the first time since official records have been kept beginning in 1950, there were no tornado deaths from April through June. A new record has been set for tornado deaths, and the news is all good. Spring is typically the most active tornado ... [... more]
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