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| Funnel clouds, large hail and heavy rain pound U.S. Midwest Thursday, Apr 03, 2014 07:07 PM PDT A storm front packing funnel clouds, large hail and heavy rains rolled through the Midwest and southern United States on Thursday, leaving in its path downed trees and damaged homes, according to local media reports and police. Officials in Denton, Texas were assessing the damage after an early evening storm uprooted trees and dropped golf ball to softball size hail, according to Ryan Grelle, spokesman for the city's police department. In an area from the center of Texas to the northeast corner of Missouri, the National Weather Service noted 34 reports of strong winds that peeled off roofs and downed power lines, and 115 reports of hail. Full Story | Top |
| Weather Blog: April Showers Thursday, Apr 03, 2014 06:30 PM PDT Full Story | Top |
| Reports of Tornado Touching Down In Collin County Thursday, Apr 03, 2014 04:24 PM PDT There are reports of a tornado touching down in Collin County, near Farmersville. The possible twister would have spawned from severe weather that blew through the town of Krum. Full Story | Top |
| Several states facing weather concerns Thursday, Apr 03, 2014 03:58 PM PDT  ST. LOUIS (AP) — A band of severe weather stretched across a swath of the Midwest and South on Thursday, with hailstorms in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas following a small tornado in suburban St. Louis. Full Story | Top |
| Iceland's Prime Minister Says Climate Change Will be Great for Iceland Thursday, Apr 03, 2014 02:25 PM PDT  Iceland's prime minister is ready to ride the wave of melted polar ice caps to increased food production and export opportunities for his arctic island. During a recent interview, Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson said that climate change could open up new economic opportunities for the country, according to The Reykjavík Grapevine. "There's a water shortage, energy is becoming more expensive, land is in short supply and it is predicted that the cost of food will rise in the foreseeable future because of increased demand," Gunnlaugsson said. "So there are great opportunities for Iceland there and we are mapping it out." Sorry about your luck, Bangladesh! Gunnlaugsson also referred to The World in 2050, a book on climate change from a geologist at UCLA that argues, among other things, that eight Nordic countries will benefit from rising sea levels and melting glaciers. Full Story | Top |
| A 2025 Vision for 100% Renewable Energy for Manhattan Beach, CA Thursday, Apr 03, 2014 01:57 PM PDT Cities across America are recognizing that climate change is here, and the need to introduce more renewable technology solutions is eminent. The City of Manhattan Beach, located in Southern California, presented its MB2025 vision at a community forum on March 29, 2014, to demonstrate the importance of addressing climate change and the need to convert to solar energy and other clean energy resources. They are committing to 100% renewable energy of their City's power supply by 2025, converting from fossil fuel power sources to renewable energy sources. Full Story | Top |
| US defense weather satellite launched Thursday, Apr 03, 2014 01:37 PM PDT  A U.S. military weather satellite was successfully launched into orbit early Thursday, the Air Force said. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the 19th Defense Meteorological Satellite Program ... Full Story | Top |
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