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Tab for 2012's extreme weather events: $110 billion-plus
The price of extreme weather events continues to rise. Superstorm Sandy and the ongoing drought made 2012 the second costliest weather and climate disaster year since 1980, racking up more than $110 billion in damage. According to the National...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Droughts
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How to survive a zombie apocalypse
chrisc@herald-mail.comZombies. Giant super-storms. Runaway climate change. Alien invasions. Sneak attacks by invading enemy nations. Thrilling stuff of end-of-life-as-we-know-it science fiction books and movies. But as recent news coverage reminds us — Superstorm...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Fiction, Camp David, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Anthrax
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Sequester budget cuts a concern in hurricane season
Andrea is coming. Then Barry, Chantal and Dorian. If national weather forecasters are right, 13 to 20 named tropical storms will brew up over the warm Atlantic this year in what's expected to be an "active or extremely active" season. Of those, seven to...
Tags: Hampton Roads, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Budget Control Act of 2011, Natural Disasters, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Hampton Roads could see more severe weather
NEWPORT NEWS — In the last four years Hampton Roads has experienced two weather-related disaster declarations and more could be on the way. That was part of the message of a new report titled "In the Path of the Storm" from the Environment...Tags: Hampton Roads, NASA, Hampton Roads Weather, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Natural Disasters
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Orlando-based weather computer to get major upgrade
WASHINGTON — Among weather forecasters, it's an open secret: For years, the U.S. has lagged behind Europe in using computer models to predict the weather. Now the National Weather Service is trying to reverse that trend by upgrading two...
Tags: Science and Technology, Orlando, Natural Disasters, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Hurricanes
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FactFinder 12: EAS message interrupts weather coverage
Factfinder 12 InvestigatorKWCH-TV viewers across Kansas were glued to Storm Team 12 coverage of the severe weather that brought tornadoes to the Great Plains Sunday. - Click here for Storm Shots But just as the storms were bearing down on Wichita, some digital cable viewers...Tags: Television Industry, Media Industry, Satellite and Cable Service
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Disasters, heat caused $48M in damage, 5 deaths in Md. in 2012
Weather disasters including tornadoes, the derecho storm and Hurricane Sandy caused at least $48 million in property and crop damages in Maryland last year, the costliest since 2003, according to data released Thursday. Five people also died from...
Tags: Natural Disasters, National Weather Service, Hurricane Sandy (2012), U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Environment Virginia speaks out against global warming
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistThere's no better time to talk global warming than now as we head into the spring season. Environment Virginia showed up in downtown Roanoke to talk about how weather has and will continue to impact locals. We've seen our fair share of storms rip...Tags: Weather Reports, Global Warming, Weather, Environmental Issues, Global Change
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Tornado watch issued for all of South Florida
Sun SentinelA tornado watch has been issued for all of South Florida through 8 p.m. The severe thunderstorm warning for central Broward County has been canceled. Friday also could see nasty weather, courtesy of an approaching cold front. Storms could produce...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Weather Radar, Air Transportation Industry
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Officials: Indiana spring means volatile weather
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The National Weather Service, Indiana State Police and other state agencies are reminding people that spring brings volatile weather that can increase the risk of flooding and they should make sure they're prepared. The Indiana...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, National Weather Service
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Review: 'Storm Kings' by Lee Sandlin
Walking the dog last week I saw a buzzard eating a possum. And, just as when I'd previously seen dramatic rainbows, dazzling lightning storms, or a distant funnel cloud, I processed it through my media experiences. This looks just like it does in a movie!...
Tags: The Weather Channel (tv network), Chicago Tribune, Arts and Culture, Literature, Natural Disasters
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COLUMN: Hurry up and weight
There is a 2-1/2-pound dumbbell in my glove compartment — and, yes, it's there for a reason. Last Saturday evening, I was supposed to travel down to Watertown to pick up my son, Michael, at the airport. My wife, a faithful follower of every...Tags: Watertown, Trips and Vacations, Travel
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