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Monsoon floods force thousands to flee in India

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:25:19 GMT

'Extreme' Arizona wildfire burns 5,000 acres in just 7 hours

Henry Austin, NBC News contributor — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:40:09 GMT

Hundreds of people were evacuated in Arizona on Tuesday after a wind-whipped wildfire spread across 5,000 acres in just seven hours.More than 300 firefighters, along with multiple helicopters and aircraft, moved in to tackle the “extreme” blaze which started in “remote, rugged terrain” on the east side of Granite Mountain near Prescott, Arizona, officials said.Authorities told The Associated Press...

Monsoon rains cause deadly flooding in India

PhotoBlog — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:52:23 GMT

Torrential rain and floods washed away buildings and roads, killing at least 23 people in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, officials said Monday.More than a dozen people died in the state's Rudraprayag district alone, while another 50 people were missing, said Amit Negi, an official in Uttarakhand.A landslide triggered by the monsoon rains buried a bus, killing three people in Almora ...

Dwindling Great Lakes squeeze shipping industry

The Daily Nightly — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:52:23 GMT

By Amber Payne, Producer, NBC NewsTOLEDO, Ohio -- It’s the 14th straight year of low water levels for the $34 billion shipping industry that relies on the Great Lakes.And for ships like the Mesabi Miner, that comes at a great cost.On a recent Saturday the vessel drifted through the Detroit River and docked in Toledo, where the crew began the eight-hour process of unloading 66,000 tons of iron ore,...

Tornado touches down near Denver airport

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:24:29 GMT

Storm chaser: 'I don't know' if I'll go back after ordeal

Jillian Eugenios — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:25:34 GMT

As Mike Bettes chased a tornado in Oklahoma Friday, the twister was hot on the heels of his SUV. He realized he wasn't going to make it as his truck was lifted up into the air.“It really felt like at that moment I was going to heaven," he said Sunday on TODAY. Bettes is an experienced meteorologist with The Weather Channel, but his credentials were no match for the ferocity of the storm. His harr...

As severe storm system finally passes East Coast, 17 dead left in wake

Daniel Arkin, Staff Writer, NBC News — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:25:33 GMT

Ferocious storms that battered Oklahoma and Missouri, killing 17 over the weekend, lurched eastward Monday, lashing New England and the mid-Atlantic region with harsh winds and heavy rainfall before moving out to sea.Although the East Coast may be struck by another round of thunder Monday, forecasters at the National Weather Service said the severe storm threat has largely passed, bringing an end ...

Baked Alaska: Crazy weather swings from ice to fire

Becky Oskin, LiveScience — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:25:33 GMT

In Alaska, houses are built to keep warm air in and cold air out, not the other way around. So with a record-setting heat wave scorching the state, residents are sweltering amid temperatures soaring past 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Southcentral Alaska hit four all-time highs yesterday (June 17), ranging between 88 F in Seward to 94 F in Talkeetna, according to the National Weather Service's Alaska fore...

California officials warn fire season could be worst in 100 years

Daniel Arkin, Staff Writer, NBC News — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:59:20 GMT

Southern California fire officials warned Monday that the state should take caution during a brutal fire season that projections suggest could be the worst to hit the region in a century.“We’re going to have a very volatile fire season,” Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby said at a Monday afternoon news conference, who noted it could be the worst in 100 years.The warning comes nearly a week ...

How to help Oklahoma tornado victims

U.S. News — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:36:58 GMT

By Suzanne Choney, Contributing Writer, NBC NewsFriday's devastating tornadoes, coming so soon after the heartbreak in Moore, means even more help will be needed in the weeks and months ahead. There are many, many relief organizations already in the area, working with residents. Here are some of them and ways that you can help. American Red CrossThe Red Cross has set up shelters in various communi...

More Oklahoma twisters!? Latest outbreak fits Tornado Alley's pattern

Alan Boyle, Science Editor, NBC News — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:36:57 GMT

Friday's tornado emergency sent a chill through Oklahoma City and its environs, in large part because it came less than two weeks after a powerful twister drove through the same area. The attention given to the weather pummeling America's midsection plays off the devastation left behind on May 20 in Moore, Okla. — and that contributes to the perception that this year's storm season has been far wo...

Hurricane season likely to be 'extremely active,' say meteorologists

Daniel Arkin, Staff Writer, NBC News — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:36:55 GMT

As the American heartland continues to be hammered by a late but lethal tornado season, the U.S. East Coast is bracing for what could be another damaging and deadly hurricane season triggered by unusual climate conditions.The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially begins Saturday, likely will be “above normal and possibly extremely active,” according to officials at the National Oceanic ...

Killer Colorado wildfire feeding off wind, lightning as thousands flee

Matthew DeLuca, Staff Writer, NBC News — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:49:57 GMT

The fight against a massive, deadly wildfire in Colorado faces a new challenge Friday when isolated thunderstorms packing gusting winds and lightning - but little rain - churn into the region.The fire, the worst in the state's history, has killed two people and made ashes of 379 homes. Thousands of Colorado Springs residents are poised for evacuation orders Friday, with about 13,000 residences aff...

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Cost of 2012 natural disasters one for the record books

Science — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:27:46 GMT

By Megan GannonLiveScienceHurricane Sandy and an extensive drought made 2012 the United States' second-costliest year for natural disasters since 1980, federal officials said Thursday.Weather and climate disasters racked up $110 billion in damages across the country last year, according to a report released by the National Climate Data Center (NCDC).There were 11 events in 2012 that each incurred ...

Spring feel chilly? It was -- the coldest since 1996

Science — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:55:06 GMT

By Becky OskinLiveScienceThis year's spring seemed more like a never-ending winter for people in much of the country, and it wasn't just in their imaginations. The chilly weather was the coldest spring since 1996, the National Climate Data Center (NCDC) said Thursday.Fourteen states east of the Rockies had spring temperatures that ranked among their 10 lowest since record-keeping started more than...

Flooding, tornado near DC, and threat of more severe weather on East Coast

By Alastair Jamieson and M. Alex Johnson, NBC News — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 02:21:29 GMT

A tornado in Maryland as well as lightning, hail and heavy rain delayed flights and snarled work commutes along the East Coast on Thursday, caused by a massive storm system that tormented the Midwest a day earlier.The storm turned deadly in Virginia, where a large, mature tree uprooted by the storm fell on a school-age child, killing him, police said. A man was also injured in the incident that to...

Flooding, Md. tornado and threat of more severe weather snarl East Coast commutes

By Alastair Jamieson and M. Alex Johnson, NBC News — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:57:08 GMT

A tornado in Maryland and hail and rain along the Eastern seaboard delayed flights and snarled work commutes along the East Coast on Thursday, caused by a massive storm system that tormented the Midwest a day earlier.Flood warnings were in effect for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, while severe thunderstorm warnings were also issued in the South and Southeast.The National Weather Service con...

Flooding, Md. tornado and threat of more severe weather snarls East Coast commutes

By Alastair Jamieson and M. Alex Johnson, NBC News — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:51:45 GMT

Flooding, threat of tornadoes snarls East Coast commutes

By Alastair Jamieson and M. Alex Johnson, NBC News — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:29:41 GMT

Devastating winds, hail and rain delayed flights and snarled work commutes along the East Coast on Thursday, caused by a massive storm system that tormented the Midwest a day earlier.Flood warnings were in effect for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, while severe thunderstorm warnings were also issued in the South and Southeast.A tornado threat was also issued, extending all the way from south...

Flooding, threat of tornadoes snarl East Coast commutes

By Alastair Jamieson and M. Alex Johnson, NBC News — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:24:05 GMT

Colo. wildfire destroys 92 homes; thousands flee

Thomas Peipert, The Associated Press — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:29:13 GMT

Fires in Colorado had reduced more than 100 buildings to cinders, with fire officials saying they were likely to face continued challenges on Thursday as they sought to contain the blazes that had scorched thousands of acres and forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes.What officials have dubbed the Black Forest fire has chewed through wooded residential areas of Colorado Springs, covering betwe...

Tornado, flood alerts as storm system pushes east

By Alastair Jamieson and M. Alex Johnson, NBC News — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:56:15 GMT

Devastating winds, hail and even tornadoes were forecast for the East Coast on Thursday, caused by a massive storm system that tormented the Midwest a day earlier.Flood warnings were in effect for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, while severe thunderstorms are also possible in the South and Southeast.Roughly 62 million Americans are in the path of severe weather, MSNBC Meteorologist Bill Kari...