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Australian floods continue unabated flooding hundreds of thousands of square...
This screen capture shows a car being carried away by a flash flood in Toowoomba, Australia. Click the image to watch the amazing video on Examiner.com. The death toll from the relentless flooding in...
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Aussie teens learn what type of flotation device not to use in a flooding river
Two teens in Australia discovered that certain flotation devices aren't appropriate in a flooding river. (Trevor Pinder) Sometimes you just can’t save people from themselves. With Australia battling...
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Death toll in Brazilian flooding and landslides climbs over 800
Recent flooding in Brazil has submerged entire towns in water and mud. Image courtesy Blamed (Arquivo pessoal) via Wikimedia Commons Australia and Brazil have both been besieged by heavy rains and...
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Flood weary Queensland, Australia struck by tropical cyclone
Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Yasi moves inland over flood ravaged Queensland, Australia. Click the image to view more satellite photos on Examiner.com (CIMSS) Devastating flooding over the past month...
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Winter comes to a close as spring begins on Sunday
Why do we have seasons? It is all thanks to the tilt of the Earth's axis. (NASA / NOAA) We are now in the waning hours of winter as spring is set to arrive in Thornton later today – at 5:21pm to be...
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Security camera footage shows man being struck by lightning — twice!
Security camera footage posted to YouTube appears to show a man being struck by lightning -- twice. Watch the video below Lightning is a very real danger, particularly here in Colorado where...
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April 2011 ends as 7th warmest on record for the globe; Denver warmer and...
Not only did Denver and Thornton see warmer than normal temperatures in April, so did the rest of the globe. Click the image for a larger version. (NOAA) With the effects of La Nina still in full force...
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Australian Outback bushfire spawns amazing fire tornado
While North America has dealt with a deadly and devastating wildfire season, Australia as well has seen many bushfires rage across its wild lands. One fire in recent days burning near Alice Springs...
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Launch of European satellite to further enhance weather and climate forecasting
The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) launched its latest polar orbiting satellite yesterday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Metop-B...
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Nature: Don’t be so quick to blame extreme weather events on climate change
Providing a voice of reason to the sometimes hysterical ravings of climate change alarmists, the scientific journal Nature cautions today that connecting global warming to disasters is not so easy....
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NASA satellite captures image of Australian wildfires
Satellite imagery of wildfires is something we are certainly used to seeing here in Colorado, particularly the last couple of years. Summertime in Australia brings wildfire danger as well and a NASA...
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Easing conditions help Australian fire crews
Easing conditions help Australian fire crews (via AFP) Easing conditions Sunday after a week-long heatwave helped Australian fire crews battling major wildfires that destroyed 25 homes in the...
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Two dead, 89 injured as heavy snow hits Japan: reports
Two dead, 89 injured as heavy snow hits Japan: reports (via AFP) Heavy snow and severe weather struck Tokyo and other areas across Japan on Saturday, leaving two dead and around 90 injured, reports...
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British PM warns of worsening floods crisis
British PM warns of worsening floods crisis (via AFP) Prime Minister David Cameron warned Tuesday the British floods were likely going to get worse before they got better, pledging money was now no...
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More travel chaos in Japan as snow storm kills three
More travel chaos in Japan as snow storm kills three (via AFP) Japan’s road, rail and air travel services faced further disruptions Saturday, reports and officials said, after a fresh snow storm...
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Hanyu emerges from earthquake horror to win gold
Hanyu emerges from earthquake horror to win gold (via AFP) Japanese teenager Yuzuru Hanyu put the horrors of an earthquake which destroyed his hometown behind him on Friday when he became the first...
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Britain gets respite from flooding crisis
Britain gets respite from flooding crisis (via AFP) Britain’s flooding crisis eased on Sunday with the arrival of drier weather following a series of fierce storms, while the government pledged to...
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Mild weather may have propelled rise of Genghis Khan
Mild weather may have propelled rise of Genghis Khan (via AFP) A pleasantly warm and wet spell in central Mongolia eight centuries ago may have propelled the rise of Genghis Khan, according to a US...
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Philippine Catholics make lifelong sacrifice after typhoon
Philippine Catholics make lifelong sacrifice after typhoon (via AFP) Returning to their destroyed village after a catastrophic typhoon that killed thousands in the Philippines last year, a weary band...
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Undersea volcanoes, huge seas complicate MH370 search
Undersea volcanoes, huge seas complicate MH370 search (via AFP) Searchers racing to find flight MH370′s “black box” face daunting hurdles ranging from undersea volcanoes to mountainous seas as they...
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