Articles filed under Weather
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More than 50 dead in Afghan floodingJun 07, 2014 1:01 am - KABUL, Afghanistan - Flooding in a remote part of northern Afghanistan has claimed more than 50 lives and forced thousands to flee their homes, a provincial official sai...
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Winds, flooding blamed for 3 deaths in SouthJun 05, 2014 1:01 am - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Strong winds and flooding led to the deaths of at least three people in the South on Thursday as powerful thunderstorms moved through the region. In ...
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Storms expected to hit Chicagoland move southJun 04, 2014 1:01 am - Heavy rain and severe weather expected Wednesday morning has shifted and moved south of the city, officials from the National Weather Service said Wednesday. Now, light ...
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Study: People fear male-named hurricanes moreJun 02, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Which scares you more: Hurricane Victor or Hurricane Victoria? People are slightly less likely to flee an oncoming storm with a feminine name than a masculi...
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St. Charles company helps pick up pieces after disastersMay 31, 2014 11:00 pm - On a Sunday morning before church, Steve Hargis' wife, Mandie, looked out the window and saw the kinds of eerie clouds that make you pause before heading outside. It was...
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Six missing Mount Rainier climbers feared deadMay 31, 2014 1:01 am - SEATTLE - Six climbers missing on Mount Rainier are presumed dead after helicopters detected pings from emergency beacons buried in the snow thousands of feet below thei...
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Obama's boldest move on carbon comes with perilsMay 31, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The new pollution rule the Obama administration announces Monday will be a cornerstone of President Barack Obama's environmental legacy and arguably the mos...
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5 things to know about hurricane seasonMay 27, 2014 1:01 am - Starting this hurricane season, forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami will begin dropping small drones into storms in the hope they can learn more a...
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Drones are newest hurricane research toolsMay 27, 2014 1:01 am - Associated Press MIAMI - The point where the roiling ocean meets the fury of a hurricane's winds may hold the key to improving storm intensity forecasts - but it's nearl...
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First hurricane forms off MexicoMay 24, 2014 1:01 am - MIAMI - The first hurricane of the eastern Pacific season formed hundreds of miles off Mexico's coast Saturday and could become a major storm by Sunday though it poses ...