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Northeast Broiling as Summer Begins

Heat expected to hit triple digits in some areas

(Newser) - Summer started off with a bang in the Northeast yesterday, with temperatures often higher than 90 degrees up and down the East Coast. In some states, the heat index hit as high as 105 degrees, and New York City and parts of New Jersey expect that number to get higher,...

US Students Survive 9 Days in NZ Bush

Alec Brown, Erica Klintworth stranded by snowstorm that blocked river

(Newser) - Two American students trapped in the New Zealand wilderness by a snowstorm trekked out to safety after surviving their nine-day ordeal by rationing trail mix and warming themselves in hot springs. Alec Brown and Erica Klintworth, both 21, returned to Christchurch today after meeting up with a search team—famished...

After Flooding, US Farms Buried Under Feet of Sand

Last summer's flooding has wreaked havoc on Iowa, Nebraska farms

(Newser) - Mason Hansen's days used to be occupied with corn and soybeans; now the Iowa farmer deals mainly with sand. Despite nine months spent hauling away tons of sand dropped when the flooded Missouri River engulfed his farm last summer, parts of the property still look like a desert, with...

Tropical Storm Beryl to Make for Drenched Holiday

Made landfall in Florida early this morning

(Newser) - Tropical Storm Beryl is here, and it greeted the Southeast by walloping it with 70mph winds—nearly as powerful as a hurricane's. The storm made landfall just after midnight near Jacksonville Beach, Florida, and is set to move through Florida and Georgia. Though the storm's maximum sustained winds...

Expect Up to 3 Major Hurricanes This Year

Forecast calls for normal year, less severe than recent years

(Newser) - Hurricane forecasters say this looks to be a pretty standard year for the Atlantic, with one to three major hurricanes expected in the six-month season that begins June 1. Some specifics from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration :
  • Expect nine to 15 named storms, meaning winds reach at least 39mph
...

Afghan Flash Floods Kill 19
 Afghan Flash Floods Kill 19 
May 20, 2012 5:25 AM CDT

Afghan Flash Floods Kill 19

Many missing as rescuers search for survivors

(Newser) - Flood waters ravaged a provincial capital in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 19 people and destroying hundreds of homes, officials said earlier today. About 60 other people were missing and rescuers were looking for them across Sar-e-Pul, the capital of a province with the same name, said the national disaster...

Hot Weather Leads to 'Yucky' Maple Syrup

And maple trees did not produce nearly as much as usual

(Newser) - The record high temperatures in March resulted in maple syrup that one syrup distributor refers to as simply “yucky,” and total syrup output in the US fell as much as 40%, Reuters reports. "It was kind of a disaster," the company owner says with regard to...

Oklahoma Tornado Kills 5
 3 Kids Among Dead 
 in Tornado Strike 
update
Apr 15, 2012 5:42 PM CDT

3 Kids Among Dead in Tornado Strike

Tornadoes touched down just after midnight, earlier today

(Newser) - Officials say three children were among the five people killed when a tornado ripped through a northwest Oklahoma town early today and destroyed dozens of homes. It was one of a series of tornadoes that also struck Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska over the weekend, authorities said. Woodward Mayor Roscoe Hill...

'Life-Threatening' Tornadoes, Hail Hit Midwest

Kansas, Oklahoma warned of 'life-threatening' weather

(Newser) - More than a dozen possible tornadoes were reported today as forecasters warned residents across the nation's midsection to brace for "life-threatening" weather. An apparent tornado took down barns, outbuildings, and large trees in southeast Nebraska, and Johnson County emergency director Clint Strayhorn said he was still trying to...

Much of US Choked by Drought

61% of lower 48 suffering drought-like conditions

(Newser) - Last year, dry conditions cost Southern farmers some $10 billion, and once again, things are looking bleak. Some 61% of the lower 48 states is experiencing drought or "abnormally dry" weather—the biggest proportion of the country since September 2007, USA Today reports. Just two states have completely escaped...

Tornado Blasts Texas
 Tornado Blasts Texas 
Mar 20, 2012 10:38 AM CDT

Tornado Blasts Texas

Twister damages rural homes near San Antonio

(Newser) - A tornado touched down near San Antonio yesterday, damaging roughly 50 homes and sweeping others away entirely, the National Weather Service has confirmed. The twister touched down about 25 miles southwest of the city and moved toward it, but never reached it, instead damaging mostly rural property, Reuters reports. The...

Tornadoes Tear Into Homes, Prison in Alabama

Rest of the South fears it could be next

(Newser) - What appeared to be a series of tornadoes tore through northern Alabama today, destroying several homes, sending several to the hospital, and ripping the roof off a maximum-security state prison, the AP reports. A portion of the prison's fence was also knocked down, but the Alabama Department of Corrections...

9 Killed as Violent Storms Lash Midwest

Toll could rise in Missouri, Illinois

(Newser) - At least nine people are dead as a violent storm system sweeps across the Midwest, causing tornadoes, pounding rain, high winds, golf-ball-sized hail, and "dangerous lightning." "It's like nothing I've ever seen, and something I don't care to see again," says the mayor...

Winter Storm Pounds Colorado
 Winter Storm 
 Pounds Colorado
Feb 3, 2012 10:48 AM CST

Winter Storm Pounds Colorado

Denver could see historic snowfall

(Newser) - Heavy snowfall in Colorado has shut down sections of I-70 and I-25 amid a number of accidents, as snow piled up at two inches per hour on the Eastern Plains. An area near Denver has already seen a foot and a half of snow, and another foot is likely in...

11K Serbians Trapped by Snow
 11K Serbians Trapped by Snow 
EUROPE FREEZES
Feb 2, 2012 7:50 AM CST

11K Serbians Trapped by Snow

As death toll from Europe's week-long cold snap rises to 114

(Newser) - Eastern Europe's week-long cold snap shows no sign of relenting, with increasingly tragic consequences: The death toll has risen to 114, and some 11,000 Serbians living in remote villages are trapped, reports the AP . Heavy snow and blizzards have made the roads impassable, stranding those living in some...

58 Dead in European Cold Snap
 58 Dead in European Cold Snap 
Jan 31, 2012 10:46 AM CST

58 Dead in European Cold Snap

Ukraine sees 30 die in recent days

(Newser) - Thirty people, most of them homeless, have died of hypothermia in recent days in Ukraine, part of a surge of deaths across eastern Europe as the region grapples with an unusually severe cold spell. In all, at least 58 people have died from the cold in Europe over the last...

2 Dead as Storms Slap South, Midwest

2 reported dead in Alabama

(Newser) - Alabama rescuers are going door-to-door seeking trapped Birmingham-area residents following violent storms in the region that have killed two so far. Tornadoes were reported in Arkansas, with warnings in effect in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama, the AP reports. Hail and heavy wind have also slammed Mississippi, Illinois, and Tennessee, where...

Floods, Ice Hit Northwest After Snowstorm

2 killed; more rainfall expected in Oregon

(Newser) - Days after a new "Snowmaggedon" slammed the Pacific Northwest, an ice storm and floods have left two dead in the region. Seattle's snow began Tuesday night; the city measured a daily snowfall of 6.8 inches early yesterday, blowing away the previous record of 2.9 inches in...

Worst Snowstorm Since 1985 Headed for Seattle

City could see three times its average annual snowfall

(Newser) - A major snowstorm is expected to hit Seattle tonight, dumping as much as a foot by tomorrow evening. And it looks like things will get worse: Weather.com is predicting up to 18 inches in parts of the Seattle area within 48 hours; MSNBC notes that is three times the...

Blizzard Strands Thousands in Austria

10 feet of snow fuel avalanche fears

(Newser) - A 10-foot snowfall in the Austrian alps has left tens of thousands of visitors stranded, reports the Telegraph . Fears of avalanche have prompted the closure of dozens of roads and left popular resort villages isolated. "This is a type of snowfall the like of which we have not seen...

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