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Storms taper off; Clouds and fog overnight

Meteorologist Brent Watts — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:59:00 EDT

Heavy downpours with slow-moving storms Monday afternoon led to flash flooding of streets and poor drainage areas. We'll notice the coverage of storms shrink overnight with lows in the low to mid 60s.

'Horrific' tornado flattens area south of Oklahoma City

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:26:00 EDT

MOORE , Oklahoma (Reuters) - A massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing at least 51 people as winds of up to 200 miles per hour flattened entire tracts of homes, two schools and a hospital, leaving a wake of tangled wreckage.

Twisters batter Oklahoma, killing 1, injuring 21, wrecking homes

By Matt Pearce — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT

A series of tornadoes raked a broad swath of the Midwest on Sunday, destroying homes and a trailer park in Oklahoma, killing one person and injuring at least 21 others, officials said.

Powerful tornadoes strike in four central U.S. states

Chris Francescani — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:17:00 EDT

(Reuters) - A massive storm front swept north through the central United States on Sunday, hammering the region with fist-sized hail, blinding rain and tornadoes, including a half-mile wide twister that struck near Oklahoma City. News reports said at least one person had died.

All missing residents accounted for after Texas tornadoes

Jana J. Pruet — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:17:02 EDT

GRANBURY, Texas (Reuters) - All seven people listed as missing after a monster Texas tornado that tore homes from their foundations and uprooted trees on Wednesday have now been accounted for, leaving the death toll at six, authorities said on Friday.

Three massive solar flares in 24 hours -- are more on the way?

By Deborah Netburn — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:56:00 EDT

The sun put on another fireworks display Monday evening, releasing a dramatic flash of ultraviolet radiation and sending solar matter hurtling through space.

Climate change may be baring Mount Everest

By Geoffrey Mohan — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:16:00 EDT

A warming climate is melting the glaciers of Mount Everest, shrinking the frozen cloak of Earth’s highest peak by 13% in the last 50 years, researchers have found.

Common plants, animals threatened by climate change, study says

By Neela Banerjee — Sun, 12 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT

WASHINGTON -- Climate change could lead to the widespread loss of common plants and animals around the world, according to a new study released Sunday in the journal Nature Climate Change.

Rain and fire is a 'double jeopardy' situation, scientists say

By Hector Becerra, Los Angeles Times — Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT

A largely forgettable rainfall provoked a growth in vegetation that, followed by a hot, near-record dry period, simply resulted in more fuel for potential wildfires.

When it comes to Southern California's increasingly perilous fire season, you can blame both the lack of rain and the little rain we did have.

Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reaches record levels

Meteorologist Brent Watts — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:38:00 EDT

On May 9, the daily mean concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of Mauna Loa, Hawaii, surpassed 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time since measurements began in 1958.