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Disasters, heat caused $48M in damage, 5 deaths in Md. in 2012
Weather disasters including tornadoes, the derecho storm and Hurricane Sandy caused at least $48 million in property and crop damages in Maryland last year, the costliest since 2003, according to data released Thursday. Five people also died from...
Tags: National Weather Service, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Natural Disasters, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Environment Virginia speaks out against global warming
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistThere's no better time to talk global warming than now as we head into the spring season. Environment Virginia showed up in downtown Roanoke to talk about how weather has and will continue to impact locals. We've seen our fair share of storms rip...Tags: Weather, Global Warming, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Environmental Issues, Weather Reports
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Tornado watch issued for all of South Florida
Sun SentinelA tornado watch has been issued for all of South Florida through 8 p.m. The severe thunderstorm warning for central Broward County has been canceled. Friday also could see nasty weather, courtesy of an approaching cold front. Storms could produce...Tags: Weather Radar, Air Transportation Industry, Fort Lauderdale
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Review: 'Storm Kings' by Lee Sandlin
Walking the dog last week I saw a buzzard eating a possum. And, just as when I'd previously seen dramatic rainbows, dazzling lightning storms, or a distant funnel cloud, I processed it through my media experiences. This looks just like it does in a movie!...
Tags: Tornadoes, University of Chicago, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Man vs. Wild (tv program)
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COLUMN: Hurry up and weight
There is a 2-1/2-pound dumbbell in my glove compartment — and, yes, it's there for a reason. Last Saturday evening, I was supposed to travel down to Watertown to pick up my son, Michael, at the airport. My wife, a faithful follower of every...Tags: Watertown, Travel, Trips and Vacations
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Lehigh Co. emergency management director retiring
Valley 610Tom Nervine, Lehigh County's director of emergency services, announced today that he plans to retire next month. Nervine, according to a county news release, has helmed the emergency management department since 2005. He's often thrust into the spotlight... -
Crop Insurance: March 15 closing deadline
OVERLAND PARK, KAN - While 2012 crop insurance indemnity payments have hit a new record high, the taxpayer-funded portion of those losses will be much lower than crop insurance critics warned last summer. That is good news for the future of the...Tags: Science and Technology, Insurance, Congressional Budget Office
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Preparing your home for storms
Jill Sorensen's basement flooded after a winter storm knocked out her power, then again in 2011 during Hurricane Irene.
What stopped another encore performance during last year's derecho? She'd installed a sump pump that uses her home's water pressure to...Tags: Hurricanes, Timonium, Environmental Issues, Weather Reports, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Gov. Nixon declares state of emergency, urges no travel if possible
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Governor on Thursday declared a state of emergency in Missouri in response to severe winter weather that began early in the morning, bringing hazardous travel and the possibility of power outages. The weather system has...
Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Radio, Executive Branch, Highway Transportation, Environmental Issues
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What heals traumatized kids? Answers are lacking
CHICAGO (AP) — Shootings and other traumatic events involving children are not rare events, but there's a startling lack of scientific evidence on the best ways to help young survivors and witnesses heal, a government-funded analysis found....
Tags: Health Treatments, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Joplin Tornado (2011), Psychotherapy, Medical Research
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Senators introduce extension of ag disaster assistance programs
Washington, D.C. - Senators Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) introduced legislation recently to extend agriculture disaster assistance programs that expired at the end of the 2011 Fiscal Year and were not part of the...Tags: U.S. Congress, Debbie Stabenow, Washington, DC, Food and Drug Administration, Roy Blunt
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Rep. Noem discusses Farm Bill at Black Hills Stock Show
RAPID CITY - Livestock disaster and other vital programs for South Dakota agricultural producers are in jeopardy because of the lack of a long-term farm bill. That's according to South Dakota Rep. Kristi Noem who spoke to a crowd of about 100 people...Tags: Weather, U.S. Congress, Fiscal Cliff, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Weather Reports
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