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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 ...
Wind-swept wildfires scorched thousands of acres and spurred evacuations in two states Friday night as firefighters worked to contain the blazes.Crews are battling two fires in New Mexico that shut down a state highway and prompted Gov. Susana Martinez to declare a state of emergency in San Miguel County to free up state funds to fight the fire. Officials said the fire in New Mexico's Santa Fe Nat...
A day after deadly twisters tore through the Oklahoma City area for the second time in two weeks, forecasters say that a wide swath of the country – from the Ohio and Tennessee valleys to the Northeast – is under threat of heavy rainfall and fierce thunderstorms as the wild weather system moves eastward.A cold front is expected to creep away from the Midwest and Plains states Saturday and inch tow...
When Jim Pulley, a UAW member in Spring Hill, Tenn., saw the devastation caused by the tornadoes that hit Moore, Okla., he jumped into action and set up collection boxes at all of the General Motors Co. (GM) plant entrances in his hometown. His union, Local 1853, expanded on his initiative by involving its Community Services Committee. GM and community groups also got involved. Ten days later, the combined efforts of the union and the community resulted in three semi-trailer truckloads of supplies headed to help the tornado survivors.
