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| Weather Channel meteorologist injured in tornado Friday, May 31, 2013 09:12 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A meteorologist from The Weather Channel is nursing minor injuries after the "tornado hunt" car in which he was riding was thrown some 200 yards by a tornado in Oklahoma. Full Story | Top |
| Mother and baby killed as tornadoes menace Oklahoma City Friday, May 31, 2013 08:34 PM PDT  By Heide Brandes OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Violent thunderstorms spawned tornadoes that menaced Oklahoma City and its already hard-hit suburb of Moore on Friday, killing a mother and her baby, and officials worried that drivers stuck on freeways could be trapped in the path of dangerous twisters. The mother and baby were killed while traveling on Interstate 40, just west of Oklahoma City, when their vehicle was picked up by the storm, said Betsy Randolph, spokeswoman for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. The interstate was shut down due to the storm, with multiple crashes and injuries. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tornado emergency declared for part of hard-hit Oklahoma town of Moore Friday, May 31, 2013 08:11 PM PDT (Reuters) - A tornado emergency was declared for parts of the hard-hit Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Friday after storm spotters sighted a confirmed twister heading toward the area, the National Weather Service said. It said an emergency had been declared for North Moore and nearby Valley Brook. The new emergency came 10 days after a massive tornado struck Moore on May 20 and killed 24 people. (Reporting by Cynthia Johnston) Full Story | Top |
| Weather Channel's Tornado Hunt 2013 Vehicle Hit by Tornado Friday, May 31, 2013 05:51 PM PDT  The Weather Channel's Mike Bettes was tracking Oklahoma tornadoes tonight in his specially-equipped "Tornado Hunt 2013" car when one tornado found him, throwing the car about 200 yards: Full Story | Top |
| Damage reported from tornado west of Oklahoma City Friday, May 31, 2013 05:16 PM PDT EL RENO, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says motorists have been hurt in a storm that hit the Oklahoma City area and that others are missing. The National Weather Service issued a tornado emergency for the city's downtown, airport and several suburbs as the storm rolled through central Oklahoma. Full Story | Top |
| Tornado emergency issued in Oklahoma City Friday, May 31, 2013 05:08 PM PDT OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued a tornado emergency for the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. Full Story | Top |
| Mile-wide tornado touches down west of Oklahoma City : report Friday, May 31, 2013 05:05 PM PDT  (Reuters) - A mile-wide tornado has touched down west of Oklahoma City where it has done damage and it is headed toward Oklahoma City, Oklahoma television station KFOR reported. The tornado overturned vehicles and did damage along Interstate 40, the station reported. The National Weather Service has declared a tornado emergency, which is more severe than a warning, for the area. (Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis; Editing by Cynthia Johnston) Full Story | Top |
| Storms moving through Southern Plains, Ozarks Friday, May 31, 2013 04:39 PM PDT  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Severe weather hammered the nation's heartland again Friday, with tornado warnings posted in the Southern Plains and Arkansas recovering from a flash flood that killed a county sheriff who was checking on a home surrounded by rising water. Full Story | Top |
| Strong storms expected in Southern Plains, Ozarks Friday, May 31, 2013 03:55 PM PDT LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Severe weather hammered the nation's heartland again Friday, with tornado warnings posted in the Southern Plains and Arkansas recovering from a flash flood that killed a county sheriff who was checking on a home surrounded by rising water. Full Story | Top |
| More severe weather and tornadoes forecast for Oklahoma Friday, May 31, 2013 02:46 PM PDT  By Suzi Parker LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for parts of Oklahoma on Friday, describing weather conditions as "particularly dangerous" a day after more than a dozen reported twisters ripped through the region. Forecasters said several intense tornadoes were likely, along with storms bringing up to 4-inch hail and damaging wind gusts that could reach 80 miles per hour. "An extremely unstable air mass has developed across much of Central (and) Eastern Oklahoma," the weather service said in an advisory. ... Full Story | Top |
| Crop futures rise on wet weather concerns Friday, May 31, 2013 02:05 PM PDT Prices for corn, soybeans and wheat ended higher as traders worried about more crop delays caused by wet weather. Full Story | Top |
| Are Republicans Warming to Climate Change? Friday, May 31, 2013 01:39 PM PDT Maybe a little bit, according a recent Gallup Poll showing increased concern over global warming among Republicans, many of whom have in the past considered climate change a false threat. Those looking for reasons to worry can turn to the the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Summary for Policymakers, which lists several global warming hazards driving public concerns. If carbon emissions continue to outstrip environmental goals such as the 2009 Copenhagen Accord, the likelihood of these hazards will grow. Full Story | Top |
| 3 dead in Arkansas; more storms to strike region Friday, May 31, 2013 12:27 PM PDT  Flash flooding and tornadoes killed three people in Arkansas overnight in the nation's latest severe weather outbreak. Among the dead was a county sheriff who drowned while checking on residents whose ... Full Story | Top |
| Just Explain It: Predicting Weather Disasters Friday, May 31, 2013 07:04 AM PDT A meteorologist predicts the chances of several $100 billion weather disasters in the next 30 years. Full Story | Top |
| Doomsday: 9 Real Ways the Earth Could End Friday, May 31, 2013 06:45 AM PDT From catastrophic climate change to hostile aliens, Hollywood routinely envisions apocalyptic endings to humanity's stint on planet Earth. Full Story | Top |
| UN panel calls for end to extreme poverty by 2030 Friday, May 31, 2013 06:08 AM PDT A high-level U.N. panel recommended an ambitious roadmap Thursday to tackle the world's major challenges, from climate change to equality for women, with a key goal of ending extreme poverty everywhere ... Full Story | Top |
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