Archive for ‘natural_disaster’
Strong Earthquake Strikes Nevada
February 22nd, 2008
Authorities are reporting damage to hundreds of buildings and homes in Wells, Nevada after a strong earthquake hit early Thursday. Several injuries have been reported.
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Strong Earthquake Hits Greece
February 14th, 2008
There are no reports of damage or injuries yet, but officials say a strong magnitude earthquake has hit southern Greece.
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Perfect Conditions Combined For Deadly Tornadoes
February 6th, 2008
Tuesday saw the deadliest outbreak of tornadoes in this country in 20 years. Meteorologist Dave Aguilera has details on the storm system that spawned all of the twisters.
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Deadly US winter tornadoes not rare
February 6th, 2008
Winter tornadoes that ripped across parts of the American South this week were unusually lethal but not particularly rare, a U.S. government meteorologist said Wednesday as the death toll mounted.
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Tornadoes Kill Dozens In The South
February 6th, 2008
President Bush says the government will step in to help Southern states pummeled by a series of tornadoes.
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Global warming enters hurricane debate
January 24th, 2008
A lively and sometimes scrappy debate on whether global warming is fueling bigger and nastier hurricanes like Katrina is adding an edge to a gathering of forecasters here.
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Asia hardest-hit by disasters in 2007, group says
January 18th, 2008
Asia was hardest-hit by natural disasters last year that worldwide killed more than 16,500 people and caused $62.5 billion in damage, a U.N.-backed research group said on Friday.
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Keeping Katrina Out of California
August 16th, 2007
Keeping Katrina out of California, a panel discussion between Ron Stork, Raymond Seed, Peter D. Rabbon, Les Harder and David Brent. If a natural disaster hits, or a levee fails, could Sacramento become the next New Orleans? Or much of the Central Valley? How can we keep Guerneville, Napa and other flood-prone areas from repeated flood disasters? Come hear …
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