Storms

Texas Tornadoes: Climate Change - and Climate Deniers - in the Lone Star State

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 06.03.2012

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Richard (RJ) Eskow

This week two seemingly unrelated but very connected events took place: freak tornadoes struck the Dallas area yesterday with unexpected ferocity and the hard-hit area's Member of Congress bragged about cutting funds for... predicting storms and reducing their impact.

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Extreme Weather Photos Of The Week

Posted 03.03.2012

Read More: Floods, Video, Natural Disasters, Storms, Midwest Storm, Slidewide, Tornadoes, Midwest Extreme Weather, Extreme-Weather, Green News

This week was marked by extreme weather in the United States, where severe tornadoes destroyed property and killed many across the American Midwest. ...

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Kasich Declares State Of Emergency

AP | By DAN SEWELL | Posted 03.03.2012

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NEW RICHMOND, Ohio -- Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik) has declared a state of emergency in the wake of severe storms that killed 3 people, including ...

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Floods And Avalanches Top This Week's Extreme Weather

Posted 02.24.2012

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From floods to avalanches, the world saw some pretty wild weather this week. Seen in the photos below, an avalanche killed several in Kashmir and heav...

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The Week's Wildest Weather Photos

Posted 02.17.2012

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There was no shortage of wild weather this week as eastern Europe continued to deal with cold and heavy snowfall. Things were a little less severe ...

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PHOTOS: The Week's Wildest Weather

Posted 02.10.2012

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Although much of the U.S. remains fairly warm, cold weather continued to plague Europe this week. Death tolls rose into the hundreds as countries stru...

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PHOTOS: The Week's Worst And Wildest Weather

Posted 02.14.2012

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In Australia this week, flooding forced four Queensland coal mines to close and a northern New South Wales town was split in half. One resident told t...

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The Week's Wildest And Most Extreme Weather Photos

Posted 01.20.2012

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The Pacific Northwest region of the United States was no stranger to extreme weather this week. Although the blizzard of up to 14 inches that was orig...

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The Week's Wildest And Most Extreme Weather Photos

Posted 01.14.2012

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This week's weather was definitely extreme in some areas. In the U.S. Midwest, the first major snow storm of the winter left commuters facing a slo...

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The Week's Wildest And Most Extreme Weather Photos

Posted 01.06.2012

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There was no shortage of extreme weather in the first week of 2012. Much of Latin America was tested this week with wildfires, floods and droughts. Ex...

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The Week's Wildest And Most Extreme Weather Photos

Posted 12.31.2011

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What was the weather like in your area this week? In some parts of the world, the weather was quite disastrous. Over a dozen people were killed th...

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PHOTOS: Cyclone Thane Hits Southeast India

Posted 12.30.2011

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A cyclone brought heavy rains and gale-force winds to India's southeastern coast, killing at least 11 people, uprooting trees and damaging homes. ...

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Top Water-related Impacts of Climate Change

Steve Fleischli | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Saltwater Intrusion, Floods, Drought, Water-Borne Disease, Water, Snowmelt, Slidepollajax, Storms, Power Plants, Ocean Acidification, Climate Change, Erosion, Fisheries, Sea Level Rise, Clean-Water, Green News
Steve Fleischli

2011-12-16-Screenshot20111216at3.01.10PM.jpg Here are just a few of the ways climate change is expected to impact water -- and everything on earth that depends on it.

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PHOTOS: The Week's Wildest Weather

Posted 12.03.2011

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This week was marked by a number of wild weather events around the globe. California and other western states saw intense winds this week. Californ...

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PHOTOS: Tornadoes Strike Southeast

Posted 11.17.2011

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A storm system moved through the Southeast Wednesday Nov. 16, 2011, killing six people in three states. The storms also damaged many buildings and lef...

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At Least 4 Killed In Southeast Storms

AP | JEFFREY COLLINS and BOB JOHNSON | Posted 01.16.2012

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ROCK HILL, S.C. — A strong storm system that produced several possible tornadoes hit the Southeast on Wednesday, damaging dozens of homes and bu...

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PHOTOS: Wild Weather Of The Week

Posted 01.11.2012

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This week saw a number of wild weather events occur across the globe. Flooding, storms and snow disrupted lives around the world, as the weather i...

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Tropical Storm Nate 'Meandering Off' Mexico's Coast

AP | Posted 11.08.2011

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MIAMI — Tropical Storm Nate added muscle Thursday as it hovered almost stationary in the Bay of Campeche off Mexico's Gulf coast, where it was e...

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Hurricane Irene: Jeff Masters' Must-Read Irene Blog

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 10.27.2011

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He may be nearly 1,000 miles from the storm's center, but few people in America have as good idea of what Hurricane Irene is doing -- and is about to ...

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How To Stop A Hurricane: Get A Nuke Or Call Bill Gates

Posted 10.26.2011

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Hurricane Irene is headed for the East Coast and while you'd be wise to board up those windows and stock up on supplies, nothing is quite as effective...

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WATCH: Hurricane Irene Batters The Bahamas

Posted 10.25.2011

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Hurricane Irene barreled into the Bahamas Wednesday, bringing heavy rains and sustained winds of about 115 miles per hour. As the Associated Press ...

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WACH: The Stories Of The Hurricanes: The Best Storm Flicks (VIDEOS)

Posted 10.25.2011

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With Hurricane Irene bearing down on the East Coast, travel plans are getting scrambled from the Bahamas to Boston. In honor of the travel snafus ...

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Home Depot's Income Up -- Due To Storms

AP | MAE ANDERSON | Posted 10.16.2011

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ATLANTA — Home Depot Inc.'s second-quarter net income rose 14 percent as shoppers picked up lawn and garden products and made storm-related repa...

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Uganda Lightning Strikes School, Killing 18 Students And Teacher

AP | Posted 08.29.2011

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KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan officials say 22 students and a teacher died after lightning struck their school in the country's midwest. Local poli...

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Uganda Lightning Strikes Kill 15 In A Week

AP | Posted 08.28.2011

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KAMPALA, Uganda — Officials in Uganda say a recent spate of lightning strikes has killed 15 people in one week. Several police officials across...

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