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Oklahoma tornadoes: Aerial footage shows trail of destruction
Oklahoma tornadoes: Aerial footage shows trail of destruction Aerial footage shows the scale of the devastation in Oklahoma after tornadoes tore through the US state. Buildings were destroyed and tens of thousands of residents were left without electricity. The storm killed at least four people, including a young child. Clean-up operations have been taking place […]
Powerful T-Storms Threaten 60 Million Americans As “Squall Lines” Could Produce Twisters
Powerful T-Storms Threaten 60 Million Americans As “Squall Lines” Could Produce Twisters Widespread severe thunderstorms are expected to develop on Tuesday from Texas to Wisconsin, unleashing damaging winds, torrential rain, hail, and the threat of tornadoes in some regions. “An upper-level trough will dig southeastward from the northern Plains into the central Plains today. An […]
After Deadly Easter, More Tornados Expected For South This Weekend
After Deadly Easter, More Tornados Expected For South This Weekend Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are expected for much of the South on Sunday, including areas that are still recovering from last weekend’s deadly storm. “The highest probability will be on Sunday across many of the same areas that saw severe weather on Easter,” CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen […]
Extreme Weather and Food Resilience, for Home Growers
Extreme Weather and Food Resilience, for Home Growers A joint task force of experts from the UK and US have recently released recommendations for Extreme Weather and Resilience of the Global Food System. The report uses current climate and weather science coupled with food supply history to make predictions and recommendations to help governments mitigate […]
Calgary thunderstorm causes power outages, flooding in Chestermere
Calgary thunderstorm causes power outages, flooding in Chestermere Lightning advisory that grounded all flights at Calgary airport now lifted People in Calgary woke up with a bang early Sunday morning as a line of thunderstorms hovered over the city, bringing lightning, power outages and overland flooding in communities to the east. As the storms moved eastward, […]
Global Warming May Spawn More Southeast US Tornadoes
Global Warming May Spawn More Southeast US Tornadoes The same loopy weather patterns directing California’s ongoing drought and last year’s deep freeze across the East Coast may also change how often tornadoes strike the southeastern United States, a new modeling study finds. Researchers examined how global warming will affect severe weather during the heart of tornado season […]
Dust Storms Again in the High Plains
Dust Storms Again in the High Plains. A cold Arctic air mass swept southward across the high plains last Tuesday, its 50 mph winds dropping temperatures by 50 degrees overnight. Blowing over drought-parched farm soil, the wind created a huge dust storm in eastern Colorado, visible in striking photographs from aircraft and from space. The same region had seven dust […]
Arctic Ice Melt Seen Doubling Risk of Harsh Winter in EU – Bloomberg
Arctic Ice Melt Seen Doubling Risk of Harsh Winter in EU – Bloomberg. The decline in Arctic sea ice has doubled the chance of severe winters in Europe andAsia in the past decade, according to researchers in Japan. Sea-ice melt in the Arctic, Barents and Kara seas since 2004 has made more than twice as likely atmospheric […]
