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Severe weather continues to churn as death toll from US storms reaches 8
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (545+ words) There have been 13 confirmed tornadoes in Michigan and Oklahoma this week. The threat for'severe storms continues'Saturday'for much of the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys. At least eight people have been confirmed dead this week as severe weather hit Michigan and Oklahoma....
Video Dangers of falling through ice
13+ hour, 4+ min ago (200+ words) Video Dangers of falling through ice'ABC News Dangers of falling through ice Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee offers tips to help save lives in icy conditions, including your own. Live view of Beirut's skyline amid US Iran war Days of severe…...
March could be an active month for northern lights displays
22+ hour, 37+ min ago (422+ words) The weeks leading up to the spring equinox are known as "aurora season." The month of March could be an opportune time to catch a northern lights display, as an increase of solar activity and the spring equinox could make…...
Severe weather threat, including tornadoes, continues for millions of Americans
1+ day, 59+ min ago (297+ words) The greatest tornado threat stretches from Texas to Missouri. Nearly 70 million Americans are under a severe weather threat heading into the weekend, including the possibility of tornadoes in the central United States, after deadly storms swept through Oklahoma. A storm…...
Video Tornadoes rip through the Heartland; 68 million Americans on alert for severe weather
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (226+ words) Video Tornadoes rip through the Heartland; 68 million Americans on alert for severe weather'ABC News Tornadoes rip through the Heartland; 68 million Americans on alert for severe weather Dangerous storms and tornadoes are slamming the Heartland. It comes as severe weather stretching…...
Heat waves that spark damaging droughts are happening more frequently, study finds
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (593+ words) A new study shows heat waves increasingly trigger sudden, severe droughts across the world as the planet warms WASHINGTON -- Heat waves that lead to sudden and damaging drought are spreading across the globe at an accelerating rate, highlighting how climate…...
Storms rip through Oklahoma as even more intense weather is possible Friday across the central US
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (618+ words) Severe storms are sweeping across the central U.S., and forecasters warn tornadoes could turn dangerous across several states Thunderstorms ripped across Oklahoma prairies Thursday night as severe weather was expected to intensify Friday and bring the threat of powerful tornadoes to…...
4 dead after suspected tornadoes sweep through Michigan; millions under alert for severe weather
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (458+ words) The greatest tornado threat stretches from Texas to Missouri. Authorities say at least four people are dead and several others injured after suspected tornadoes swept through southwestern Michigan. In Branch County, the sheriff said a suspected tornado in the Union…...
Antarctica has lost ice 10 times the size of Los Angeles over the last 30 years, scientists say
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (439+ words) The rapid retreat in one region is unexplainable, scientists said. Antarctica has lost enough ice over the last 30 years to cover the City of Los Angeles area 10 times over, according to new research. Glaciologists at the University of California, Irvine,…...
Chickpeas have successfully grown and been harvested in simulated moon dirt, a new study says
2+ day, 26+ min ago (466+ words) Humans are now closer to being able to grow crops on the moon, researchers say. Scientists are closer to being able to grow crops on the moon after successfully cultivating chickpeas in simulated lunar soil, according to a new study....