Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:25:19 GMT

Hundreds of people were evacuated in Arizona on Tuesday after a wind-whipped wildfire spread across 5,000 acres in just seven hours.More than 300 firefighters, along with multiple helicopters and aircraft, moved in to tackle the extreme blaze which started in remote, rugged terrain on the east side of Granite Mountain near Prescott, Arizona, officials said.Authorities told The Associated Press...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:40:09 GMT

Torrential rain and floods washed away buildings and roads, killing at least 23 people in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, officials said Monday.More than a dozen people died in the state's Rudraprayag district alone, while another 50 people were missing, said Amit Negi, an official in Uttarakhand.A landslide triggered by the monsoon rains buried a bus, killing three people in Almora ...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:52:23 GMT

By Amber Payne, Producer, NBC NewsTOLEDO, Ohio -- Its the 14th straight year of low water levels for the $34 billion shipping industry that relies on the Great Lakes.And for ships like the Mesabi Miner, that comes at a great cost.On a recent Saturday the vessel drifted through the Detroit River and docked in Toledo, where the crew began the eight-hour process of unloading 66,000 tons of iron ore,...

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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:24:29 GMT

As Mike Bettes chased a tornado in Oklahoma Friday, the twister was hot on the heels of his SUV. He realized he wasn't going to make it as his truck was lifted up into the air.It really felt like at that moment I was going to heaven," he said Sunday on TODAY. Bettes is an experienced meteorologist with The Weather Channel, but his credentials were no match for the ferocity of the storm. His harr...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:25:34 GMT

Ferocious storms that battered Oklahoma and Missouri, killing 17 over the weekend, lurched eastward Monday, lashing New England and the mid-Atlantic region with harsh winds and heavy rainfall before moving out to sea.Although the East Coast may be struck by another round of thunder Monday, forecasters at the National Weather Service said the severe storm threat has largely passed, bringing an end ...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:25:33 GMT

In Alaska, houses are built to keep warm air in and cold air out, not the other way around. So with a record-setting heat wave scorching the state, residents are sweltering amid temperatures soaring past 90 degrees Fahrenheit.Southcentral Alaska hit four all-time highs yesterday (June 17), ranging between 88 F in Seward to 94 F in Talkeetna, according to the National Weather Service's Alaska fore...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:25:33 GMT

Southern California fire officials warned Monday that the state should take caution during a brutal fire season that projections suggest could be the worst to hit the region in a century.Were going to have a very volatile fire season, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby said at a Monday afternoon news conference, who noted it could be the worst in 100 years.The warning comes nearly a week ...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:59:20 GMT

By Suzanne Choney, Contributing Writer, NBC NewsFriday's devastating tornadoes, coming so soon after the heartbreak in Moore, means even more help will be needed in the weeks and months ahead. There are many, many relief organizations already in the area, working with residents. Here are some of them and ways that you can help.American Red CrossThe Red Cross has set up shelters in various communi...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:36:58 GMT

Friday's tornado emergency sent a chill through Oklahoma City and its environs, in large part because it came less than two weeks after a powerful twister drove through the same area. The attention given to the weather pummeling America's midsection plays off the devastation left behind on May 20 in Moore, Okla. and that contributes to the perception that this year's storm season has been far wo...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:36:57 GMT

As the American heartland continues to be hammered by a late but lethal tornado season, the U.S. East Coast is bracing for what could be another damaging and deadly hurricane season triggered by unusual climate conditions.The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially begins Saturday, likely will be above normal and possibly extremely active, according to officials at the National Oceanic ...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:36:55 GMT

The fight against a massive, deadly wildfire in Colorado faces a new challenge Friday when isolated thunderstorms packing gusting winds and lightning - but little rain - churn into the region.The fire, the worst in the state's history, has killed two people and made ashes of 379 homes. Thousands of Colorado Springs residents are poised for evacuation orders Friday, with about 13,000 residences aff...

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