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2011 is deadliest US tornado season in 75 years
06/03/2011 - .The deadliest US tornado season in 75 years has ripped babies from their mother's arms and transformed entire towns into apocalyptic scenes of destruction as the toll hit 523.
And it isn't over yet.
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Death toll from storms in U.S. nears 250
04/28/2011 - The death toll from brutal storms that punished five Southern U.S. states Wednesday has now jumped to 248, as the hardest-hit state of Alabama along with Tennessee and Virginia count their dead.
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Tornadoes, flash floods, hail tear through six states; 39 people dead
04/17/2011 - The massive storm system ripping through the South had killed 39 people in six states as of Sunday morning, and the death toll was expected to rise.
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At Least 9 Dead as Severe Storms Hit Oklahoma, Arkansas
04/15/2011 - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Destructive storms that tore across the country's midsection left at least nine people dead after smashing uprooted trees into homes in Arkansas and ripping apart the only school in one tiny Oklahoma town, officials said Friday.
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Japan races to contain nuclear threat after quake
03/15/2011 - SOMA, Japan - Dangerous levels of radiation leaking from a crippled nuclear plant forced Japan to order 140,000 people to seal themselves indoors Tuesday after an explosion
and a fire dramatically escalated the crisis spawned by a deadly tsunami.
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Japan earthquake, tsunami kill hundreds, cause crippling damage
03/11/2011 - An 8.9 earthquake off the Pacific coast sets off a massive tsunami, resulting in floods, fires and the closure of airports and transit systems. Up to 300 bodies are found on a beach in Sendai, on the northeast coast, with another 110 confirmed dead elsewhere. Authorities are monitoring Japan's nuclear power plants.
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Earthquake rattles China
24 dead, 207 hurt
03/10/2011 - BEIJING, CHINA An earthquake toppled more than 1,000 houses and apartment buildings in China's southwest near the border with Myanmar on Thursday, killing at least 24 people and injuring more than 200, officials and state media said.
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Wildfires Rage Across Florida in What Could be Epic Year
03/05/2011 - Wildfires raged across the state this week including a 13,000 acre forest fire on the Sapce Coast in Brevard and Volusia Counties. Fire officials say that this year has the potential to be even worse than 1998, when an epic number of wildfires ravaged the Sunshine State.
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New Zealand Rocked by Earthquake
02/22/2011 - A powerful earthquake rocked the city of Christchurch, New Zealand last night, killing at least sixty-five people and possibly trapping over a hundred in rubble. ABC News reports that the quake "caused 30 million tons of ice to fall from New Zealand's largest glacier, 120 miles from Christchurch. Twelve-foot-high waves swept up and down the lake for 30 minutes." |
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Thousands flee as Philippine volcano erupts
02/21/2011 - About 2,000 residents were evacuated from three farming villages in the area as the government banned people from within four kilometres of the crater, said Lieutenant-Colonel Santiago Enginco, the local army commander.
Thirty-eight high school students were treated for ashfall inhalation, Enginco said.
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Thousands evacuated as Cyclone Yasi crosses Queensland coast
02/03/2011 - "Without doubt we are set to encounter scenes of devastation and heartbreak on an unprecedented scale," the Premier warned. "This cyclone is like nothing we have ever dealt with before as a nation.
"It will take all of us and all of our strength to overcome it."
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U.S. Weather
Massive Winter Storm Threatens 100 Million in U.S. With Snow, Ice
02/01/2011 - Early indications were ominous. By mid-morning, freezing rain and sleet were already pelting several states from Texas through Ohio. Parts of southwest Missouri already had 6 inches of snow by 8 a.m. About 3,000 were without power in Ohio, 2,600 in Oklahoma. Roads were ice-covered and virtually impassable in several states |
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Japan's Shinmoedake volcano eruption prompts increased alert levels
02/01/2011 - More than 1,000 residents in high-risk areas were advised to seek refuge in evacuation centers, although so far only about 600 have done so. Those who opted to stay at home are protecting themselves from the ash with facemasks and sunglasses.
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Death toll passes 500 in Brazil mudslides
01/14/2011 - TERESOPOLIS, BRAZIL—A new and ominous rain began falling again Friday in mountain towns where mudslides and flooding killed hundreds of people, hindering rescuers efforts to reach survivors even as relatives hauled the dead down the hills to freshly dug graves.
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Strong quake rattles Chile
01/02/2011 - A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile on Sunday afternoon, sending tens of thousands of people near coastal communities for higher ground over concerns it would generate a tsunami.
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Death count from New Year's Eve tornadoes hits 6
12/31/2010 - Tornadoes fueled by unusually warm weather pummeled the South and Midwest on Friday, killing at
least six people and injuring dozens more across Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois.
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Australia floodwaters cover area bigger than Texas
12/31/2010 - The muddy water inundating thousands of homes and businesses has led to a
shortage of drinking water and raised fears of mosquito-borne disease.
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