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OCALA, 플로리다: Ocala man dies when storm topples tree on car

나탈리 — Tue, 21 월 2013 23:21:37 +0000

Miamiherald.com reports that...

Police say a 28-year-old Ocala man died when a large oak tree fell on his vehicle during a thunderstorm.
Ocala police Maj. Dennis Yonce told the Ocala Star-Banner ( HTTP를://bit.ly/17XE7af) that Christopher Harris was sitting in his Mitsubishi in the driveway of his home while a storm passed about 4:30 오후. Monday.
The storm which brought torrential rain and strong gusts uprooted a 50-foot tree in a neighbor’s front yard. The tree fell across a car in that yard and then hit Harris’ vehicle.

적어도 51 살해, 포함하여 20 children, as tornado tears through Oklahoma

나탈리 — Tue, 21 월 2013 14:54:38 +0000

Usnews.nbcnews.com reports that...

적어도 51 사람들, 포함하여 20 children, were among the victims of an enormous tornado that roared through the suburbs of Oklahoma City Monday, pulverizing entire city blocks and leaving behind miles of mangled cars and splintered wood.
Officials warned the death toll was likely to climb, making it among the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history.

Tornadoes ravage Plains states; 1 살해, 21 hurt; More severe storms likely

나탈리 — Mon, 20 월 2013 14:11:47 +0000

Usnews.nbcnews.com reports that...

A vast area of the central U.S. was warned to prepare for storms on Monday, after tornadoes killed one and injured 21 in Oklahoma and also hit Iowa and Kansas.
“After over 300 reports of severe weather on Sunday, another round of dangerous severe weather is expected Monday with the greatest threat once again in the southern Plains targeting Oklahoma and parts of Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas,” the National Weather Service said. “However, severe weather is possible much further north towards Chicago and Madison as well.”

Melting glaciers are causing almost a third of sea-level rise, scientists say

나탈리 — Thu, 16 월 2013 13:24:40 +0000

Science.nbcnews.com reports that...

The world’s glaciers lost 260 gigatons of water each year between 2003 및 2009, making these rivers of ice responsible for almost a third of sea-level rise in that time, new research finds.

Cyclone Mahasen Weakens As It Makes Landfall, At Least 45 Dead In Bangladesh

나탈리 — Thu, 16 월 2013 13:07:39 +0000

Huffingtonpost.com reports that...

A once-fearsome cyclone that was threatening Bangladesh and Myanmar dissipated quickly, causing some deaths but largely relieving authorities who had told more than 1 million people to leave vulnerable coastal areas in preparation for a far worse storm.
Cyclone Mahasan lost power as it shed huge amounts of rain and then veered west of its predicted path, sparing major Bangladeshi population areas, including Chittagong and the seaside resort of Cox’s Bazar, said Mohammad Shah Alam, director of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.

Monster Texas tornado kills six, seven people missing

나탈리 — Thu, 16 월 2013 12:25:27 +0000

News.yahoo.com reports that...

Six people were dead and seven missing after a powerful tornado ripped through a north Texas neighborhood that included housing for the poor, in the deadliest severe storm outbreak in the United States this year.
Authorities were assessing damage and searching through rubble on Thursday, hoping to find survivors among the twisted metal and splintered wood of flattened homes.

Cyclone “Mahasen” to hit Chittagong, Bangladesh

나탈리 — Tue, 14 월 2013 20:14:30 +0000

Demotix.com reports that...

Cyclone ‘Mahasen’ is due to hit Chittagong and other coastal areas of Bangladesh and Myanmar as early as the 16th of May.

Drought worsens in New Mexico; no relief in sight

나탈리 — Sat, 11 월 2013 05:10:55 +0000

Nbcnews.com reports that...

Major stretches of river have already gone dry, farmers are leaving their land fallow, and cities are clamping down on water use, but things in New Mexico just went from bad to worse Thursday.
The latest map from federal forecasters shows exceptional drought has spread from a quarter of New Mexico to nearly 40 percent in just one week. At this time last year, less than one-tenth of the state was affected by what is considered the worst category of drought.

China monsoon brings flooding chaos

나탈리 — Sat, 11 월 2013 05:02:45 +0000

Bbc.co.uk reports that...

China’s annual monsoon is well under way causing landslides and widespread flooding. BBC’s Stav Danaos reports for BBC World.

Torrential rain, snow storms and flooding hit the Middle East

나탈리 — Sat, 11 월 2013 04:41:12 +0000

Telegraph.co.uk reports that...

Unusually heavy winter rains have hit the Middle East, forcing the closure of main access routes to Tel Aviv. Torrential rains also swept through desert Jordan, sparking widespread flooding and traffic chaos but bringing welcome water to reservoirs in one of the world’s 10 driest countries. Flash floods tore through Lebanon, where several rivers burst their banks cutting highways off. Howling winds have swept away tents in refugee camps – and there are warnings of a major snowstorm approaching.