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Today's Weather News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Storm Clouds Ahead: Budget Cuts Threaten Severe Weather Forecasts U.S. weather-watcher satellite fails just before hurricane season Will Climate-Change-Fueled Superstorms Wipe Out London? Seaweed forces EDF to halt Scottish nuclear reactors

Storm Clouds Ahead: Budget Cuts Threaten Severe Weather Forecasts  Friday, May 24, 2013 02:05 PM PDT The tornado that hit Moore, Okla., on Monday (May 23) killed an estimated two dozen people and caused devastating property damage. Residents had advance warning of the storm, thanks to weather forecasts. But with forced budget cuts in effect, forecasters may not be adequately prepared for future natural disasters. Full Story	Top
U.S. weather-watcher satellite fails just before hurricane season  Friday, May 24, 2013 01:22 PM PDT By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A key satellite positioned to track severe weather in the eastern United States has failed, just as the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season is about to start. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) activated a spare satellite, which will provide coverage of the East Coast, while it is trying to fix the failed one, the agency said in a status report on its website on Friday. "There is no estimate on return to operations at this time," NOAA said. The Atlantic-Caribbean hurricane season starts on June 1 and lasts six months. ... Full Story	Top
Will Climate-Change-Fueled Superstorms Wipe Out London?  Friday, May 24, 2013 12:31 PM PDT Climate change seems to have a new do-badding best buddy these days. His name is Catastrophic Flooding. In March, we reported that Florida, and particularly Miami, is being threatened by a rise in sea levels if current climate-change and sea-level rise patterns continue. Full Story	Top
Seaweed forces EDF to halt Scottish nuclear reactors  Friday, May 24, 2013 08:45 AM PDT By John McGarrity LONDON (Reuters) - EDF Energy said on Friday it had halted both reactors at its 1,280 megawatt (MW) Torness nuclear plant near Edinburgh after a rising tide of seaweed threatened to clog its cooling system. Britain currently has 9 reactors off line with a combined capacity of over 5,000 MW, or around half of the country's total nuclear capacity. "Around 1130 (BST) last night, Thursday 23 May, Unit 2 at Torness power station came offline due to increased seaweed levels as a result of the severe weather and sea conditions in the area," EDF said. ... Full Story	Top

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