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Lack of storm shelters surprises newcomers in Oklahoma
Newcomers, a lot of them, think it's crazy that not every house in Oklahoma has a storm shelter. For them, disasters like the tornado that tore through Moore and south Oklahoma City on Monday — and the ones that destroyed or damaged homes in...Tags: Tornadoes, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Services and Shopping, Real Estate
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Number of hurricane zone residents swells
Seems the threat of hurricanes has done little to slow the dramatic U.S. coastal buildup. The number of residents living in coastal zones, from North Carolina to Texas, has swelled to 82.2 million, about a 241 percent increase over the 34.1 million...Tags: United States Census Bureau, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Hurricanes
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Moore, Okla., tornado stronger than twisters that ravaged Lake in 2007
As news of the Moore, Okla., tornado broke last week, many Lake County residents remembered their own experiences with deadly tornadoes that mowed through this area six years ago. Like Becky Nolan, who lost her husband and youngest son when one of the...
Tags: Tornadoes, New Smyrna Beach, Weather Statistics, National Weather Service, Weather
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A drought-proof water future includes purifying seawater
As chairman of the Florida House Subcommittee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations, I have traveled the state listening to concerns and bringing awareness to one of the most important elements of Florida's future — water supply. Our...Tags: Water, Water Supply, Droughts, Conservation, Environmental Issues
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Earthquake: 3.7 quake strikes Plumas County in Sierra Nevada
A shallow, magnitude 3.7 earthquake was reported Saturday morning five miles from Greenville, Calif., in Plumas County in the Sierra Nevada, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 11:43 a.m. PDT at a depth of 0 miles. According...Tags: U.S. Geological Survey
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One driver killed as heavy rains flood streets in San Antonio
ReutersBy Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO, May 25 (Reuters) - A woman died when her car was washed off a bridge on Saturday as drenching rains in Texas spawned flood waters so powerful they swept a city bus off the street, San Antonio officials said. Several dozen...Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents, National Weather Service, Julian Castro
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Setting Times stories to music: from Nick Cave to Dionne Warwick
By Kari Howard This week, I came across a website called Six Word Stories. The website, its creators say, was inspired by a bet from Ernest Hemingway’s pals that he couldn’t write a story in six words. So I thought I’d do six-word...
Tags: Sundance Film Festival, University of California, Los Angeles, Michael Voltaggio, Mary Fallin, Apples
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Tornado 911: 'We got hit! We've got a bunch of stuff on top of us!'
The distressed cries for help moments after a killer tornado swept through southern Oklahoma City and smashed the suburb of Moore can be heard in 911 calls released this week. The recordings, released by the Moore Police Department, reveals some of...
Tags: Tornadoes
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Tornado-ravaged Oklahoma community holds high school graduations
OKLAHOMA CITY -- This tornado-torn region is celebrating new beginnings Saturday, going through with graduation ceremonies for three high schools, a bittersweet milestone for a community that has lost so much. "I think graduation's a good thing to get...
Tags: Tornadoes, Students, High Schools, Graduation, Schools
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Websites, apps to help you through hurricane season
Social media, mobile applications and the Internet served as lifelines to millions of residents in the U.S. Northeast in 2012 when superstorm Sandy knocked out power and most other lines of communication. As hurricane season 2013 approaches, here is a...
Tags: American Red Cross, National Weather Service, Bright House Networks, Satellite and Cable Service, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Tornado aftermath: A picture saved is worth a thousand memories
MOORE, Okla. — Hours after Monday’s tornado plowed through town, volunteers who had helped with search-and-rescue operations began pouring into a makeshift shelter carrying boxes and bags of valuables — precious links to lives that had...
Tags: Tornadoes
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Report: Automakers donating money, vehicles and supplies to Oklahoma tornado relief effort
Autoblog.comFiled under: Etc., Chrysler, Ford, GM, Honda, Toyota, Volkswagen Judging by the destruction the Oklahoma City area experienced earlier this week, residents are going to need a lot of help in coming months. Fortunately, a number of automakers - including...
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