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Experts Gathered in Nepal Last Week to Ready for Earthquake

04/25/2015

About 50 earthquake and social scientists from around the world came to Kathmandu, Nepal, to figure out how to get this poor, congested, overdeveloped, shoddily built area to prepare better for the big one.

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04/25/2015

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Scientists: Americans Are Becoming Weather Wimps

01/09/2014

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Monday's breathtaking chill was merely the 55th coldest day — averaged for the continental United States — since 1900.

Monday's breathtaking chill was...

01/09/2014

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With NYC Spared the Worst, Now the Recriminations Begin

01/28/2015

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Critics slam the NWS for ratcheting up forecast storm amounts before the system arrived instead of telling people how uncertain it was.

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01/28/2015

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How Sandy went from `boring` to killer superstorm

11/01/2013

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WASHINGTON (AP) — It was the moment a run-of-the-mill hurricane mutated into a monster named Sandy.Paradoxically, it was the same time Sandy lost much of its wind power, dropping from a hurricane to a tropical storm. It was a Friday night and...

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was the...

11/01/2013

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As World Warms, Get Ready for More Lightning Strikes

11/13/2014

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For every degree Fahrenheit the world warms in the future, researchers say, lightning strikes will go up nearly 7%.

For every degree Fahrenheit the...

11/13/2014

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High Temps Lead to Hot Tempers, Study Says

08/01/2013

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Study authors say their results show strong evidence that climate can promote conflict

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08/01/2013

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Better Storm Forecasts Coming This Winter

09/30/2014

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A new high-resolution computer model will dramatically improve forecasts for storms up to 15 hours in advance, the NWS says.

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09/30/2014

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No hype with storm; experts call it the real thing

02/08/2013

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WASHINGTON (AP) — You can call it a snowstorm of historic proportions. You can call it the return of New England's blizzard of 1978. You can call it simply dangerous. And you can even call it Nemo.But don't call it hype.The new director of...

WASHINGTON (AP) — You can call...

02/08/2013

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