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| Moving to a tornado-prone area? Five questions to ask to help you reduce risk Thursday, Apr 24, 2014 04:55 PM PDT While a region of the Great Plains from northern Texas up through South Dakota has earned the moniker "Tornado Alley," a quick look at National Weather Service tornado-track maps reveals most of the eastern half of the US to be tornado central. Current US model building codes do not include standards for tornadoes or the wind-borne debris they kick up, according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). These winds can reach speeds of more than 100 miles an hour and can inflict significant damage that sometimes is mistaken for tornado damage. But such wind-resistant features "are not always easy to see," acknowledges Greg Carbin, warning-coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla. But they are important. Full Story | Top |
| Weather Outlook: Winds To Die Down Tonight, Tracking Showers For Friday Thursday, Apr 24, 2014 04:37 PM PDT Full Story | Top |
| Bollywood called to arms against climate change Thursday, Apr 24, 2014 04:24 PM PDT  Bollywood's glitterati on Thursday heard an appeal to use their star power to fight climate change as they opened their first awards ceremony in the United States. Bringing a somber note in the midst of Bollywood's trademark festive dancing, Rajendra Pachauri, the Indian scientist who leads the Nobel Prize-winning UN climate panel, took the stage in Tampa, Florida, to urge stars to channel their influence for the planet. "We are all residents of spaceship Earth and anything we do -- anything that happens on that spaceship -- has implications for everybody else," said Pachauri, who was invited to Bollywood's annual awards extravaganza as a special guest. "What I would like to urge all the stars who are here is to see that they associate themselves with the larger problems that humanity, and all living species of the world, face," he told Bollywood celebrities assembled in a heavily air conditioned hotel ballroom. Full Story | Top |
| UPS blames winter weather for drop in 1Q profit Thursday, Apr 24, 2014 03:07 PM PDT  First-quarter net income at UPS slumped 12 percent as winter storms increased costs for the shipping giant and cut into its revenue. The Atlanta company said Thursday that the rough start to the year means ... Full Story | Top |
| Study Links California Drought To Global Warming Thursday, Apr 24, 2014 02:54 PM PDT A scientist at Texas Tech University calls a new study "promising" that may connect weather extremes to man-made global warming. Full Story | Top |
| [$$] Chubb Posts Lower Profit Thursday, Apr 24, 2014 01:48 PM PDT Chubb Corp. said its first-quarter earnings fell as the insurance company was hit with $199 million in catastrophe losses related to severe winter weather. Full Story | Top |
| Freeze Warning 3-9AM April 25 in Putnam Thursday, Apr 24, 2014 01:47 PM PDT  If you've already got sensitive flowers or vegetables in the ground or in pots, take steps to cover them up overnight. The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Warning for 3-9 a.m. April 25. The temperatur Full Story | Top |
| Freeze Warning 3-9AM April 25 in Northern Westchester Thursday, Apr 24, 2014 01:45 PM PDT If you've already got sensitive flowers or vegetables in the ground or in pots, take steps to cover them up overnight. The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Warning for 3-9 a.m. April 25. The temperatur Full Story | Top |
| Freeze Warning 3-9AM April 25 in Rockland County Thursday, Apr 24, 2014 01:41 PM PDT If you've already got sensitive flowers or vegetables in the ground or in pots, take steps to cover them up overnight. The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Warning for 3-9 a.m. April 25. The temperatur Full Story | Top |
| Friday Weather Forecast: StormWatch Thursday, Apr 24, 2014 01:38 PM PDT Full Story | Top |
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