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Twister leaves two-mile path of damage near New Orleans
A tornado tore through the New Orleans area Wednesday, damaging homes and ripping trees out of the ground, as intense storms lashed the area with rain.The National Weather Service (NWS) said the twister was one of two that caused damage in Kenner, Louisiana, near New Orleans International Airport.No injuries were reported, according to the Times Picayune’s website NOLA.com, but about 5,000 Entergy...
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Effects of Midwest flooding will be felt for months
A 54-year-old Missouri woman died Wednesday after apparently being struck by lightning, as states along the Mississippi River continue to fight back flooding and farmers struggle in what has been an unrelentingly wet spring in the region.Authorities say Connie Lou Wake was discovered by her son in the front yard of her home in the south-central part of the state. It was the first lightning fatalit...
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Severe thunderstorms, tornadoes threaten Plains over the weekend
The start of tornado season was late but deadly, and now severe weather with the potential for twisters threatens parts of the Plains and Midwest -- including major cities -- heading into the weekend, forecasters said.Severe thunderstorms looked likely to build over the Plains through the weekend and into Monday. There is some chance of tornadoes developing, the channel said, as moist air from the...
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Melting glaciers are causing almost a third of sea-level rise, scientists say
By Stephanie PappasLiveScience The world's glaciers lost 260 gigatons of water each year between 2003 and 2009, making these rivers of ice responsible for almost a third of sea-level rise in that time, new research finds.The study, appearing in Friday's issue of the journal Science, used multiple methods to pin down estimates of how much ice is lost from glaciers. The results suggest that on-the-g...
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'I couldn't stop screaming': Witnesses describe Texas tornadoes
Survivors of the tornadoes that devastated two towns in Texas on Wednesday night described their terror as the violent storm tore apart their homes, killing six people and injuring dozens more.Seven people remained unaccounted for on Friday as search efforts continued in the hard-hit Hood County town of Granbury, where a cluster of more than 60 homes built by Habitat for Humanity were among the wo...
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Melting glaciers contribute to rising ocean levels 
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6 dead, 7 missing as tornadoes rip through Texas
North Texas residents took in the devastation on Thursday wreaked by a series of tornadoes that killed six and injured dozens more in what Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds described as a “nightmare” scenario.Seven of 14 people who had previously been unaccounted for had checked in by Thursday morning, Deeds said at a press conference on Thursday. About 100 people were reported injured and as many a...
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6 dead, at least 14 missing as tornadoes rip through Texas
North Texas residents began to take in the devastation on Thursday wreaked by a series of tornadoes that killed six and injured dozens more in what Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds described as a “nightmare” scenario.The death toll could grow, with 14 people remaining unaccounted for, Deeds told a news conference in the early morning hours of Thursday. About 100 people were reported injured and as ...
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Deadly Colo. avalanche kills five snowboarders 
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Helicopters fly aid to China quake victims 
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