Extreme Weather Of The Week (PHOTOS)

This week saw extreme weather around the world, but Texas was particularly hard hit in the U.S. Officials estimated that between six and 12 tornadoes hit North Texas on Tuesday, reported the Associated Press.

By Wednesday, residents began assessing the damage done by the intense storms. According to AP, no fatalities and "only a handful" of injuries were reported by late Tuesday. The Red Cross estimated that around 650 homes were damaged by the storms that hit the Dallas-Fort Worth region.

Some of the most striking images from the Texas twisters included videos of big-rig trucks that were tossed effortlessly by the tornadoes. Life's Little Mysteries explains how the storms were able to move such large objects.

In other Texas weather news, the National Weather Service warned this week that the drought relief brought by a wet winter won't necessarily last. AP reported that an "unusually wet winter" is "no guarantee that bone-dry conditions won't return to Texas later this year."

An avalanche near a Pakistani military complex buried over 135 people this weekend. Despite rescue efforts, no survivors had been found after over 12 hours.

HuffPost's Cara Santa Maria looked at earthquake preparedness this week and when the next "big one" could hit the U.S.

Below, check out some of the week's wildest weather photos from around the world.

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Comments

[Alux]

06:38 AM on 04/11/2012

I hope everyone reading this article will close down his PC to save electricity. And then walk to work and take a backpack because you'll need something to carry the herbs you pick from the park to carry home. Tomorrow, call to cancel electric service, water and gas to the house because think of how much CO2 you will save if you wash in the rest rooms at work and wear heavy sweaters.

Because until you do this, I am guessing you are just a coffee break environmentalist.

[Gordon Soderberg]

09:07 PM on 04/10/2012

The first 3 months of 2012 was the warmest Jan, Feb, Mar on record in North America.... ever. Global warming is real and it is really bad. I fear a the severity of average natural disasters will increase with the temperature.

[Mickey Bitsko]

11:14 AM on 04/09/2012

When Mother Nature speaks man MUST and SHOULD respect what she says.

[getoffmedz]

05:54 PM on 04/08/2012

Between west of the Metroplex and Texarkana there was many more than a dozen.

It's a very good thing these storms occurred during the daylight hours.

Some were EF-4.