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Hurricane forecast: Above-average Atlantic season posted on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - 1:44pm (USA Today) -- Top forecasters predict an above-average 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, with 18 tropical storms forecast, of which nine will be hurricanes. A typical year, based on weather records... read more...
Powerful quake strikes in South Pacific, sparks tsunami posted on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 - 12:16am (CNN) -- An 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, triggering a tsunami. A tsunami warning was in effect for... read more...
Earth to get C-L-O-S-E shave from asteroid on Feb. 15 posted on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 - 7:54pm (USA Today) -- Close but not too close, a fast-moving asteroid will pass 17,200 miles above Earth on Feb. 15, NASA reports. The asteroid, 2012 DA14, is a space rock weighing roughly 143,000 tons and... read more...
Help Desk: Where to view Georgia road conditions posted on Friday, January 25, 2013 - 6:31pm ATLANTA -- When the threat of winter weather arises, it is important to remain on top of road conditions to determine if the roadways you will be traveling on are safe for vehicular... read more...
NASA rules out strike from asteroid Apophis in 2036 posted on Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 7:30pm (NBC) -- Radar observations made during this week's close encounter with the asteroid Apophis have ruled out the risk of a catastrophic cosmic collision in 2036, NASA says. Experts say it'll be much... read more...
Quadrantid meteor shower to be visible Thursday posted on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 - 6:55pm (USA Today) -- For astronomy buffs, the new year begins with the 'blink and you'll miss them" Quadrantid meteor shower. The Quads, as they are known, arrive between midnight and dawn on Jan. 3. The... read more...
Survey: 1 in 3 see extreme weather as sign of biblical end times posted on Thursday, December 13, 2012 - 7:41pm WASHINGTON (CNN) - More than a third of Americans see recent extreme weather as a sign that the world is in biblical "end times," according to a survey released Thursday. Thirty-six percent of... read more...
Firefighters battle massive fire in Queens after Sandy passes through posted on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 - 10:19am NEW YORK -- At least 50 homes have been destroyed in the Breezy Point section of the Rockaway peninsula in Queens, where firefighters battled a six-alarm fire early Tuesday. Fire officials say the... read more...
Ernesto becomes hurricane in Caribbean posted on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 - 2:38pm MIAMI (CNN) -- Ernesto strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday afternoon, as it churned toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, the National Hurricane Center said. It is forecast to make landfall Tuesday... read more...