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Last Updated on Thursday, 23 September 2010 16:01
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  • Storm Clouds Ahead: Budget Cuts Threaten Severe Weather Forecasts

    Storm Clouds Ahead: Budget Cuts Threaten Severe Weather ForecastsThe tornado that hit Moore, Okla., on Monday (May 23) killed an estimated two dozen people and caused devastating property damage. Residents had advance warning of the storm, thanks to weather forecasts. But with forced budget cuts in effect, forecasters may not be adequately prepared for future natural disasters.


  • U.S. weather-watcher satellite fails just before hurricane season

    NASA handout image of a winter snowstorm over the eastern United StatesBy Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A key satellite positioned to track severe weather in the eastern United States has failed, just as the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season is about to start. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) activated a spare satellite, which will provide coverage of the East Coast, while it is trying to fix the failed one, the agency said in a status... [read full article]

  • Will Climate-Change-Fueled Superstorms Wipe Out London?
    Climate change seems to have a new do-badding best buddy these days. His name is Catastrophic Flooding. In March, we reported that Florida, and particularly Miami, is being threatened by a rise in sea levels if current climate-change and sea-level rise patterns continue.
  • Seaweed forces EDF to halt Scottish nuclear reactors
    By John McGarrity LONDON (Reuters) - EDF Energy said on Friday it had halted both reactors at its 1,280 megawatt (MW) Torness nuclear plant near Edinburgh after a rising tide of seaweed threatened to clog its cooling system. Britain currently has 9 reactors off line with a combined capacity of over 5,000 MW, or around half of the country's total nuclear capacity. "Around 1130 (BST) last night, Thursday 23 May, Unit 2 at Torness power station came offline due to increased seaweed levels as a result of the severe weather and sea conditions in the area," EDF said. ...
  • Storm Chances Return for North Texas
    There were a few scattered showers and thunderstorms this morning mainly north and east of Dallas this morning.  Tonight the best chance of rain will be west and southwest of Dallas. TORNADO WATCH FOR THE PANHANDLE […]
  • Thunderstorms slow Oklahoma tornado cleanup

    Monty Montgomery surveys the scene as he prepares to clean up a friend's tornado-ravaged home Thursday, May 23, 2013, in Moore, Okla. Cleanup continues three days after a huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb, flattening a wide swath of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) [read full article]

  • Thunderstorms, hail slow Oklahoma tornado cleanup

    Jesse Edgar takes a break in the shade while helping salvage items at a friend's home Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Moore, Okla. Cleanup continues two days after a huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb, flattening a wide swath of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) [read full article]

  • Why Happy People Hide From Climate Change
    Ignorance may be bliss, but bliss also leads to ignorance—at least when it comes to climate change.
  • College fossil-fuel divestment movement builds

    College students and supporters hold up signs at a rally to support fossil fuel divestment outside of City Hall in San Francisco, Thursday, May 2, 2013. In an effort to slow the pace of climate change, students at more than 200 colleges are asking their schools to stop investing in fossil fuel companies. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) [read full article]

  • Yes, Oklahoma Truthers Think Obama Used His Anti-Scandal Weather Magic
    On Sunday, six days after a furious and deadly tornado, President Obama will reportedly head to Moore, Oklahoma. It took less than 48 hours for the truthers to furiously accuse the White House — perhaps by way of George Soros — of creating the tornado itself. If you thought 9/11 conspiracy theorists were bad, or the Sandy Hook and Boston bombing truthers were reckless, Obama's meteorological manipulation — all to distract a country from three Washington scandals — well, that might be a new level of ridiculous.

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