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FACTBOX-Tornado damage and the Enhanced Fujita scale
ReutersMay 21 (Reuters) - The tornado that slammed into the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, killing 24 people, was upgraded on Tuesday to a rating of EF5, the category reserved for the most damaging twisters on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, the National Weather...Tags: Natural Disasters, University of Chicago, National Weather Service, House Building, Tornadoes
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FACTBOX-The 10 deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history
ReutersMay 21 (Reuters) - A powerful tornado devastated the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing 24 people, including nine children, according to the Oklahoma medical examiner's office. At one point, as many as 91 were feared dead, but authorities...Tags: Natural Disasters, Gainesville, National Weather Service, Tornadoes, Southern U.S. Storms (2011)
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Get NOAA weather radio on your smartphone
It has never become more apparent that you need to be able to receive the latest severe weather alerts, wherever you go. Now you can have the power of NOAA weather radio on your smartphone. WDBJ7 and First Alert Weather have partnered with iMap...
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Factbox: The 10 deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history
Reuters(Reuters) - A powerful tornado devastated the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing 24 people, including nine children, according to the Oklahoma medical examiner's office. At one point, as many as 91 were feared dead, but authorities have...Tags: Natural Disasters, Gainesville, National Weather Service, Tornadoes, Southern U.S. Storms (2011)
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What is the Fujita scale?
Tribune wire reportThe tornado that slammed into the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore was upgraded Tuesday to EF5, the most powerful category on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. The Enhanced Fujita scale is an updated version of an earlier chart to measure the ferocity of...Tags: Natural Disasters, University of Chicago, National Weather Service, House Building, Tornadoes
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Factbox: Tornado damage and the Enhanced Fujita scale
Reuters(Reuters) - The tornado that slammed into the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing more than 50 people with winds up to 200 miles per hour, was given a preliminary ranking of EF4, the second most powerful category on the Enhanced Fujita Scale....Tags: Natural Disasters, University of Chicago, Passenger Cars, House Building, National Weather Service
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Huge tornado ravages Oklahoma town of Moore
MOORE, Oklahoma - A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Shingles, Politics, National Weather Service, Barack Obama
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Report: 87 shipwrecks, most from WWII, could leak oil near US, but no 'ticking time bombs'
AP Science WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Shipwrecks lying deep off America's coasts are more often historical artifacts than present-day threats from leaking old oil tanks, a new federal report says. While 87 of the ships — most sunk during World War II by German...Tags: U.S. Coast Guard, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Government, BP Plc, Charleston
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DONATE: Red Cross helping tornado victims across the Midwest
WASHINGTON, Monday, May 20, 2013 — The American Red Cross is helping people in the Midwest with shelter, food, relief supplies and emotional comfort after tornadoes over the last couple of days injured many people and destroyed homes. As many as...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Weather Warnings, American Red Cross, Relief and Aid Organizations, National Weather Service
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Updated: Crews dig through the night after deadly Oklahoma tornado
Associated PressMOORE, Okla. (AP) - Search and rescue crews worked through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood. At least 51 people were killed,...Tags: Highway Transportation, Natural Disasters, Briarwood, National Weather Service, Barack Obama
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Carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere pass 400 milestone, again
The ratio of carbon dioxide reached 400 parts per million Sunday in readings taken by the two top monitors of greenhouse gases. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration revised its Sunday reading to 400.06, following a Sunday reading of 400....
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Alaska Among Five States to Receive Money For Tsunami Relief
Channel 2 NewsAfter months of waiting, the State of Alaska and four other west coast states will soon receive $250,000 to help with tsunami relief. Last fall, the Japanese government issued a $5 million grant to the United States to help with the monitoring, recovery...Tags: Natural Disasters
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