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📎 Into the storm: Using drones to track twisters
Into the storm: Using drones to track twisters
Into the storm: Using drones to track twisters
With tornadoes, advance warning comes down to minutes. In Moore, Okla., on May 20, it was 16 minutes. The deadly, mile-wide tornado that killed 24 people first formed in the town of Newcastle. People there got all of five minutes' warning. Tornadoes used to strike without any warning at all.
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📎 Devastating tornado tears through Oklahoma town, killing dozens
Devastating tornado tears through Oklahoma town, killing dozens
Devastating tornado tears through Oklahoma town, killing dozens
A massive tornado more than a mile wide ripped across a large suburban area near Oklahoma City Monday afternoon with winds whipping up to 200 miles per hour. Neighborhoods were flattened into fields of rubble leaving residents frantically searching for loved ones. At least 24 people were killed, including several children.
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News ELA: Global Warming
News ELA: Global Warming
 Opinion: Global warming could damage world agriculture
Opinion: Global warming could damage world agriculture
SEATTLE, Wash. - A few years ago, my wife Melinda and I visited with a group of rice farmers in Bihar, India. It is one of the most flood-prone regions of the country. All of the farmers there were extremely poor. They depended on the rice they grew to feed and support their families.
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Wonderopolis: What Is a Cold Front?
Wonderopolis: What Is a Cold Front?
 What Is a Cold Front?
What Is a Cold Front?
Is it where you live? When it starts to get colder outside, you may hear weather forecasters talk about a cold moving into your area. Have you ever WONDERed what they're talking about? In weather terms, a is the between air masses of different temperatures.
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News ELA: Global Warming
News ELA: Global Warming
 After losing huge amount, Greenland ice is melting faster than ever
After losing huge amount, Greenland ice is melting faster than ever
A new study has calculated just how much ice Greenland has lost since the year 1900. The number is astounding: 9,103 gigatons. A gigaton is a billion metric tons. For reference, the Statue of Liberty weighs about 200 metric tons. The study was completed by 16 authors and was published in the magazine Nature.
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Wonderopolis: What is Weather Like on Other Planets?
Wonderopolis: What is Weather Like on Other Planets?
 What Is the Weather Like on Other Planets?
What Is the Weather Like on Other Planets?
Today's Wonder of the Day was inspired by Heidi from Knoxville , . Heidi Wonders, " Why is there a red spot on Jupiter? " Thanks for WONDERing with us, Heidi! Do you enjoy a good thunderstorm? While rain can end baseball games and outside events, it brings needed nourishment to plants everywhere.
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News ELA: Drought
News ELA: Drought
 Beavers to the California drought rescue
Beavers to the California drought rescue
LOS GATOS, Calif. - Three punishing years of drought have dried up California's streams, rivers and wetlands. One animal, the beaver, may be able to make the water flow again. Some environmentalists are considering bringing in beavers as a defense against drought. With their strong buck teeth and flat tails, beavers are known as ecosystem engineers.
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News ELA: Global Warming
News ELA: Global Warming
 Global warming could cause more wars, a study forecasts
Global warming could cause more wars, a study forecasts
People have long suggested that extreme heat can unleash the beast in man. But there has been very little study of the theory that high temperatures fuel violence. Now scientists are taking some small steps to see if they can show how much effect climate warming might have on human conflict.
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Wonderopolis: What causes droughts
Wonderopolis: What causes droughts
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News ELA: Tornado Shelters
News ELA: Tornado Shelters
 Architect designs tornado shelters for schools
Architect designs tornado shelters for schools
ST. LOUIS-Brad Erwin was in junior high that day in August 1990 when a tornado destroyed much of his hometown of Plainfield, Illinois, including two schools. Twenty-nine people died during the storm. Erwin believes the death toll would have been much higher had it been one day later, when hundreds of children were to fill classrooms and start the school year.
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Wonderopolis: What is Humidity?
Wonderopolis: What is Humidity?
 What Is Humidity?
What Is Humidity?
"It's not the heat, it's the humidity!" Have you ever heard someone say that on a warm, day? As you'll see soon, there's a lot of truth in that statement. To understand humidity, you first have to realize that there's in the air all around you. "But I'm not wet!"
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Wonderopolis: Why Do Leaves Change Color in Autumn?
Wonderopolis: Why Do Leaves Change Color in Autumn?
 Why Do Leaves Change Color in Autumn?
Why Do Leaves Change Color in Autumn?
Before we learn why leaves change color in , let's talk about what leaves do during the rest of the year. Each on a tree is like a tiny panel, gathering sunlight the tree uses to make food. Sunlight helps turn water and carbon dioxide into and , a that the tree uses for food (energy) to grow.
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News ELA: Tornadoes
News ELA: Tornadoes
 Weather warnings save lives as tornadoes flatten Midwest towns
Weather warnings save lives as tornadoes flatten Midwest towns
WASHINGTON, Ill. - A cluster of violent thunderstorms began marching across the Midwest late in the season. Luckily, forecasters were able to draw a bright line on a map showing where the worst of the weather would go. Their uncannily accurate predictions were combined with television and radio warnings, text-message alerts and storm sirens.
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Wonderopolis: What's the Difference Between Snow, Sleet, and Freezing Rain?
Wonderopolis: What's the Difference Between Snow, Sleet, and Freezing Rain?
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 What's the Difference Between Snow, Sleet, and Freezing Rain?
What's the Difference Between Snow, Sleet, and Freezing Rain?
All precipitation falls through the atmosphere on its way to the Earth's . Imagine a drop or flake falling through a long tube that contains the air between the clouds and the Earth. The air inside the imaginary tube is the atmosphere .
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News ELA: El Nino and La Nina
News ELA: El Nino and La Nina
 Issue Overview: El Nino and La Nina
Issue Overview: El Nino and La Nina
Here's what can happen when the surface of the equatorial Pacific gets just a little warmer: Thousands of people die as the weather changes from India to Florida. Some economies lose billions of dollars while others enjoy an escape from weather-related losses. Prices of goods, ranging from nickel to coffee, end up soaring.
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Wonderopolis: How Much Rain Can a Cloud Hold?
Wonderopolis: How Much Rain Can a Cloud Hold?
 How Much Rain Can a Cloud Hold?
How Much Rain Can a Cloud Hold?
go away. Come again some other day. That's how we feel sometimes when all we want to do is go outside and play. However, plays an important role in our world. It replenishes the Earth with water and helps our plants grow.
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News ELA: Drones studying Hurricanes
News ELA: Drones studying Hurricanes
 Hurricane forecasting enters the drone era
Hurricane forecasting enters the drone era
ORLANDO, Fla. - A bunch of Coyotes will be let loose in hurricanes this year. Their mission will be to improve hurricane forecasts. The small pilotless aircraft, or drones, were developed after Hurricane Sandy and will be tested for the first time this hurricane season.
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News ELA: Technology Examines Hurricanes
News ELA: Technology Examines Hurricanes
 
 New technology means hurricanes may bring fewer surprises
New technology means hurricanes may bring fewer surprises
ORLANDO, Fla. - The National Hurricane Center (NHC) hopes to improve tropical predictions up to 15 percent this season. To meet this goal, it's arming itself with a juiced-up weather model and a supercomputer ready to run 213 trillion calculations per second. The two powerful forecasting tools should allow the center to better determine how storms are structured.
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Wonderopolis: Why Do Different States Have Different Weather?
Wonderopolis: Why Do Different States Have Different Weather?
 Why Do Different States Have Different Weather?
Why Do Different States Have Different Weather?
If you have ever taken a long trip, you may have noticed the can be quite different in different parts of the country. For example, if you travel from Detroit to Miami in December, you may need a large suitcase.
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News ELA: Icy Weather
News ELA: Icy Weather
 Icy Mother Nature is eating up salt by the tons
Icy Mother Nature is eating up salt by the tons
SEDALIA, Mo. - The dirty rocks of salt are packed into a storage shed on a snowy lot. A nearby bulldozer stands at the ready. Pettis County Commissioner Brent Hampy trudges across the frozen ground to check out the stockpiles for this county, which just received 8 inches of snow in a nasty storm that closed schools for two days.
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Wonderopolis: How Do Forecasters Predict the Weather?
Wonderopolis: How Do Forecasters Predict the Weather?


 How Do Forecasters Predict the Weather?
How Do Forecasters Predict the Weather?
Today's Wonder of the Day was inspired by Melinda from Chula Vista, CA. Melinda Wonders, " How do forecasters predict weather? " Thanks for WONDERing with us, Melinda ! You check the clock and realize you're running late. The school bus is going to arrive any minute now.
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LAF Library: Extreme Weather Resources
LAF Library: Extreme Weather Resources
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