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'Tornadoes of fire' in NWT linked to climate change

2014-07-14 18:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

CBC: Climate change is responsible for more frequent and larger forest fires, such as the ones now plaguing the Northwest Territories, says an Edmonton professor. What we are seeing in the Northwest Territories this year is an indicator of what to expect with climate change, says Mike Flannigan, a professor of Wildland Fire in the University of Albertas renewable resources department. Expect more fires, larger fires, more intense fires. This weekend, the wildfires left a 13-kilometre-long scar...

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After wet weekend, new tornadoes, floods seen in U.S. Midwest

2014-07-01 03:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: A strong storm front that proved deadly in Iowa moved through northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin on Monday, bringing with it hurricane-force winds and thunderstorms that damaged homes and took down trees and power lines. The National Weather Service issued thunderstorm and flash flood warnings west of Milwaukee and Chicago as storm spotters reported 70 mph (112 kph) winds and baseball and golf ball-size hail that pelted parts of Iowa earlier on Monday. One person was killed in Linn County,...

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UnitedHealth Group Acts to Support People in Iowa and Nebraska Affected by Tornadoes and Floods

2014-06-20 09:00:54| Beverages - Topix.net

UnitedHealth Group and its benefits and services businesses, UnitedHealthcare and Optum, are taking immediate action to help people in Iowa and Nebraska affected by the recent tornadoes and floods.

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Tornadoes Hit Nebraska Cattle Country

2014-06-18 06:47:00| Beef

Dinklage Cattle Co. was among cattle operations impacted by a group of tornados that hit northeast Nebraska on Monday, one of which devastated the small farming community of Pilger, which is located about 60 miles southwest of Sioux City, IA. Content Classification: Curated read more

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