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BP Will Try Smaller Containment Dome in Gulf
After the failure of British Petroleum’s containment dome to stop the undersea oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the company says it will attempt to install a second, smaller dome over the main leak...
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Amazing Image: Coloring the Height of the Tsunami Waves
Waves spawned by the earthquake that hit Japan on Friday were literally off the charts — reaching up to 12 feet in some locations, according to reports. This graphic (above) was released Friday by the...
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Hurricane Season: NOAA Forecasts Up to Six Major Atlantic Storms
The upcoming hurricane season, spanning from June 1 to November 30, might be a rocky one. The National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the federal agency that studies the weather and the...
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Five Ways to Track Hurricane Irene on Twitter
As Hurricane Irene swirls through the Atlantic and appears on a beeline path for the Carolinas, Twitter has become the ultimate source for real-time information about her wind speed, location and...
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Specialist: Hurricane Irene Is Just the Beginning of an Active Season
Forecasters routinely get blamed for simply blowing hot air. But nobody accuses the National Hurricane Center of anything of the sort. As the team in Miami merges forecasting art with a downpour of...
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Report: Most Joplin Residents Ignored First Tornado Alarm
“The vast majority” of residents in Joplin, Mo. ignored the initial warning siren for the May 22 tornado that killed 159 people and injured more than 1,000, according to a report released Tuesday. The...
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Tornado Season: How Do Meteorologists Predict Twisters?
March isn’t typically the busiest time of year for tornadoes. But the residents of Henryville, Ind., can take no solace in that fact, after a powerful EF-4 category storm with winds of 175 mph ripped...
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