Tag: weather
Documenting the world's monster waves
'The Wave' follows big wave surfers, mariners and scientists who have encountered huge waves and have lived to tell the tale....
Global violence linked to severe weather
How extreme weather increases competition for scarce natural resources and increases violence towards the world’s poorest citizens....
Climate change creates wildfires, wildfires create climate change
Global warming creates conditions that make wildfires more likely. Wildfires then release nitrous oxide into the atmosphere, which creates more climate change....
Wildfires, tornadoes, floods; Are hurricanes next?
The United States is bracing for a rough hurricane season, and budget cuts in disaster preparedness have some experts concerned....
Strange weather and climate change
A meteorologist connects the dots between the recent floods, tornadoes, blizzards and climate change....
President Obama visits Joplin, Missouri, memorial service
Tornado-wracked Joplin, Missouri, hosted President Obama on Sunday. He was there to assure tornado victims that they would not be forgotten....
Deadly weather: Global warming or just a fluke?
Tornadoes in Missouri, droughts in Texas, earthquakes in Japan -- scientists don't know if some of these disasters are simply a fluke or the beginning of a new trend. ...
Joplin, Missouri, tornado survivors speak out
A tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri, killing 89 people. Two survivors of the disaster talk about their experience. ...
Tornadoes rip through Alabama and most of the South
A tornado estimated to be nearly a mile wide has torn through much of the South. The death toll continues to rise. ...
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