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Residents react to heavy rain in Burbank, Glendale and La Cañada
As temperatures dropped into the low 50s and heavy rain and thunder hit Los Angeles County Friday, residents in Burbank, Glendale and La Cañada reacted on Twitter. The National Weather Service predicts heavy rain and snow in elevations above 4,500 to 5,...
Tags: Weather
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Trying to help victims in Japan
BURBANK — As a U.S. Army combat soldier in Iraq, Ryan Welker has seen the devastation a war can reap on a country. However, his time in the Middle East couldn't have prepared him for the situation he has encountered the past eight days. Welker,...Tags: U.S. Army, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense, Rentals, Disasters
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Providing sight and sound to needy
Burbank Noon Lions club offers two important programs for low-income individuals living in the city. Over the past year, eye exams and glasses with a market value of more than $2,600 have been provided to several qualifying Burbank residents. The second...Tags: Hot Dogs, Marketing, Society, Foods and Beverages, Personal Income
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Couple say 'I do' as tornado looms
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- In the plains of central Kansas, tornadoes are so unremarkable that guests barely flinched as a barrel-racing bride wed her bull-riding groom with a twister dropping from the sky just miles away. But for people living outside...Tags: Marriage, Weddings, Weather Reports, YouTube, Family
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Crystals can help predict volcano eruptions, scientists say
Scientists dissecting the remains of the disastrous 1980 explosion of Mt. St. Helens in Washington state say that crystal formations trapped in volcanic rocks hold important clues about when a magma-loaded mountain is about to blow — a discovery...
Tags: Science and Technology, Explosions, Landforms, University of Washington, Emergency Incidents
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Hurricane "Bud" Threatens Mexico
KTLA NewsMiami -- The Mexican government has issued a hurricane warning for part of its western coast due to a powerful storm that could get even stronger in the coming hours, the National Hurricane Center said. Earlier Thursday, the Miami-based weather agency...Tags: Mexico, Meteorological Disasters, Weather Reports, Tropical Storms, Disasters and Accidents
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Forecasters predict near-normal Atlantic hurricane season
Conditions in the atmosphere and the ocean favor a near-normal hurricane season in the Atlantic Basin this season, NOAA announced today from Miami at its Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, and home to the Hurricane Research Division....
Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Jane Lubchenco, Disasters and Accidents, Caribbean Sea, FEMA
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Disturbance near Florida strengthening
Sun SentinelAn expansive disturbance centered over the Keys and Florida Straits appears to be getting better defined and could become a tropical storm over the weekend, the National Hurricane Center said. The next named storm will be Beryl, as Tropical Storm Alberto...Tags: Tropical Storms, National Hurricane Center
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Forecasters predict subdued hurricane season
Forecasters are expecting the fewest Atlantic hurricanes and tropical storms since 2009, particularly if the weather phenomenon El Niño develops by the heart of the hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting...
Tags: Science and Technology, Disasters and Accidents, Science, Weather Science, Meteorological Disasters
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NOAA predicts near-normal hurricane seasons
CNNDespite some early storms this year, forecasters Thursday predicted a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season with nine to 15 named storms, including four to eight hurricanes and one to three major hurricanes. Gerry Bell, lead hurricane season forecaster...Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Meteorological Disasters, Weather Reports, Disasters and Accidents, Hurricanes
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Hurricane season 2012: Prediction calls for 'near normal'
The good news on the weather front is that Americans can expect a return to near-normal hurricane conditions this season. The bad news is that normal seems good only because recent years have been so tough. In predictions released Thursday, forecasters...
Tags: Mexico, FEMA, Meteorological Disasters, Jane Lubchenco, Gulf of Mexico
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Hot weather safety
Heat is the number one weather-related killer in the United States, resulting in hundreds of fatalities each year. On average, excessive heat claims more lives each year than floods, lightning, tornadoes and hurricanes combined. Heat disorders...
Tags: Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure, Hyperthermia, Heat Stroke, Salt
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