#University of Oklahoma meteorology students chasing tornado killed in crash traveling home

#University of Oklahoma meteorology students chasing tornado killed in crash traveling home

“University of Oklahoma meteorology students chasing tornado killed in crash traveling home” Three University of Oklahoma meteorology students traveling back from storm chasing in Kansas died in a crash Friday evening. Nicholas Nair, 20, of Denton, Texas; Gavin Short, 19, of Grayslake, Illinois; and Drake Brooks, 22, of Evansville, Indiana, died in the crash shortly…

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#Deaths in climate disasters declined 99% from a century ago

#Deaths in climate disasters declined 99% from a century ago

“Deaths in climate disasters declined 99% from a century ago” A new United Nations report has revealed the disturbing news that the number of global disasters has quintupled since 1970 and will increase by another 40 percent in coming decades. They find that more people are affected by disasters than ever before, and the UN Deputy Secretary-General warns humanity is “on…

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#What would happen if an asteroid hit Earth today?

#What would happen if an asteroid hit Earth today?

“#What would happen if an asteroid hit Earth today?” An asteroid isn’t expected to crash into Earth anytime soon but space agencies keep an eye out for them just in case. Depending on the size of the space rock, an asteroid impact could be an extinction level event and researchers have created simulations to see…

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#Melbourne, Australia struck by magnitude 5.9 earthquake

#Melbourne, Australia struck by magnitude 5.9 earthquake

“#Melbourne, Australia struck by magnitude 5.9 earthquake” MELBOURNE, Australia — A magnitude 5.9 earthquake caused slight damage in suburban Melbourne on Wednesday in an unusually powerful temblor for Australia. The quake hit about 80 miles northeast of Australia’s second-most populous city near the town of Mansfield at a depth of 10 6 miles, Geoscience Australia…

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#Tennessee flash floods kill at least 10 people, dozens missing

#Tennessee flash floods kill at least 10 people, dozens missing

“#Tennessee flash floods kill at least 10 people, dozens missing” Catastrophic flooding in Middle Tennessee left at least ten people dead and dozens missing Saturday as record-shattering rainfall washed away homes and rural roads, authorities said. Business owner Kansas Klein watched in horror from a bridge Saturday morning as cars and entire houses were swept…

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#Haitians search through rubble for casualties after earthquake

#Haitians search through rubble for casualties after earthquake

“#Haitians search through rubble for casualties after earthquake” Shortly after a powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit a port city in southwestern Haiti, residents took to the streets in search of casualties. A video posted online from Miami news website “One Show Pam” shows dozens of residents of Les Cayes wandering through shattered homes and a…

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#Northern California wildfires destroy towns, drain resources in Western states

#Northern California wildfires destroy towns, drain resources in Western states

“#Northern California wildfires destroy towns, drain resources in Western states” WESTWOOD, Calif. — A month-old wildfire burning through forestlands in Northern California lurched toward a small lumber town as blazes across the U.S. Western states strained resources and threatened thousands of homes with destruction. Crews were cutting back brush and using bulldozers to build lines…

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