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How do tornado winds compare with hurricanes?
Sun SentinelSouth Florida is unlikely to ever see a tornado as devastating as the one that tore through Oklahoma on Monday. The atmospheric conditions aren’t conducive here. Yet the region could see a Category 5 hurricane, which could pack winds almost as...Tags: Natural Disasters, Hurricane Andrew (1992), Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Building Material, Weather
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America's Cup team calls for changes to make regatta safer
ReutersALAMEDA, California (Reuters) - The head of the Italian sailing team in the America's Cup called on Friday for lowering limits on wind speeds and other safety measures to make the regatta less dangerous following a deadly accident last week. Prada...Tags: Prada, Larry Ellison, Sailing, Open-Wheel Racing
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Rare 'heat burst' hits southern Wisconsin, leading to wind damage
Milwaukee Journal SentinelThe rain didn't come, but the wind certainly did. Meteorologists called Tuesday night's windy conditions from Dane County east to Milwaukee County a "heat burst." The water in the air evaporated before it hit the ground, causing the air to warm and...Tags: Weather Reports, Weather, National Weather Service
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Xcel aiming to get weather forecasts on the nose (of the wind turbine)
Star TribuneResearchers and Xcel Energy have joined forces to try to tighten up one of the key uncertainties in the renewable energy business: the weather forecast. Using tools that could provide forecasts for wind, icing and other dynamics down to the location...Tags: Xcel Energy Incorporated, Wind Power, Energy Saving, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Weather Reports
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Thunderstorms bring some relief, but drought lingers
Kerrville Daily Times, TexasA severe thunderstorm moved across the Hill Country early Friday, bringing with it rain, wind and hail that resulted in area power outages and some knocked down trees but otherwise little to no damage. The National Weather Service issued a severe...Tags: Natural Disasters, Rubber Products Industry, Droughts, Weather Reports, Weather
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BRIEF: 2013 heats up Boise could hit 90 sunday
The Idaho StatesmanAn early summer Boiseans hoping to spend their Mother's Day in the sun are in luck. Temperatures will break 90 degrees this weekend for the first time in 2013. The National Weather Service predicts highs of 89 on Saturday and possibly 92 on Sunday....Tags: Weather Reports, Weather, Mother's Day, National Weather Service
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Climate change may bring drought to temperate areas, study says
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON — Climate change may increase the risk of extreme rainfall in the tropics and drought in the world's temperate zones, according to a new study led by NASA. "These results in many ways are the worst of all possible worlds," said Peter...Tags: Natural Disasters, Global Change, NASA, Global Warming, Conservation
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Is This Progress?
Channel 2 WeatherWell, well, what have we here? A disappointing early spring perhaps? It just so happens that many are frustrated with what's been happening lately, but at least the gravel is getting picked up. Record snowfall in the winter of 2011-2012 was followed...Tags: Weather
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'May miracle' of above-average rainfall is a gift to firefighters
A "May miracle" of almost perfectly timed, above-average rainfall helped firefighters battling the large Springs fire in Ventura County and guaranteed that Los Angeles would not break a dubious record. The city was on track to having its fourth-driest...
Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Jerry Brown, Wildfires, Fires, Guiberson Fire (2009)
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Early spring climate forecast
BROOKINGS - What a difference a year makes. Statewide, March 2013 in South Dakota was cooler and wetter than a year ago, where extremely warm temperatures contributed to a record warm year nationally and eventual drought development in South Dakota. "In...Tags: Natural Disasters, Droughts, Weather Reports, Weather, National Weather Service
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Record heat forecast Wednesday, with highs around 90 degrees
Maryland skipped over spring and went straight to summer-like weather Tuesday, as a "Bermuda high" system more common to June or July created a chance for record-breaking heat on Wednesday. Temperatures reached 85 degrees at Baltimore-Washington...
Tags: Baltimore Weather, Weather Reports, Weather, Kennedy Krieger Institute, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport
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Branstad extends flooding relief to Lee County
The Hawk Eye, Burlington, IowaLee County homeowners with flood damage may be eligible for state assistance now that Gov. Terry Branstad has issued a disaster relief proclamation for Lee County. The Iowa Individual Assistance Program provides grants up to $5,000 for households with...Tags: Terry Branstad, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Bodies of Water, Rivers
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