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ThorntonWeather.com unveils revamped earthquake pages

Monday, April 29th, 2013 6:04pm MDT

While Colorado isn’t often considered a prime location for earthquakes, temblors can and do occur in the state every year.  Many are in less populous locations but can be damaging.  Our revamped earthquake page(s) help you keep tabs on the rumbling earth. We revamped our main earthquake page to now include an interactive Google map [...]

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Drought, floods, Sandy, Bopha among disasters on top 10 climate events for 2012

Thursday, January 17th, 2013 2:28pm MDT

Disasters claimed thousands of lives in 2012 in the form of floods, earthquakes, tropical storms and tornadoes. This week NOAA released its list of top 10 global weather and climate events and natural disasters took their place in a number of spots.  Drought in North America which we of course have seen here in Colorado makes the [...]

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Australian family shares terrifying story, photos of escape from wildfire

Saturday, January 12th, 2013 1:24pm MDT

Record-setting heat and tinder dry conditions have brought devastating bushfires to Australia in recent weeks, hitting the island state of Tasmania the hardest. One family’s harrowing escape was captured in terrifying detail with pictures of them fleeing to water to avoid the fast moving flames.  Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com and check out [...]

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Sen. Harry Reid sparks outrage over comparison of Hurricane Sandy to Katrina

Tuesday, January 8th, 2013 2:23pm MDT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s comment last week that those who suffered the effects of Hurricane Katrina had it easy as compared to the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy has sparked a quick and vicious response. Sen. David Vitter called the Democrat leader ‘an idiot’ Monday and Reid was forced to issue an apology.  Read the [...]

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Video: Live Weather Channel coverage of Hurricane Sandy

Monday, October 29th, 2012 12:21pm MDT

Hurricane Sandy is fast approaching the U.S. East Coast and is on target for landfall in southern New Jersey this evening.  The effects of the storm are already being felt across a large part of the Mid-Atlantic region. The Weather Channel is of course providing 24 / 7 coverage of the historic storm on television [...]

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Italy convicts earthquake experts of manslaughter for failing to predict temblor

Wednesday, October 24th, 2012 5:11pm MDT

In a legal verdict that has sent chills through the scientific community across the globe, an Italian court has convicted six scientists and a government official of manslaughter. The court determined this week that the experts failed to adequately warn the populace of a deadly 2009 earthquake. Get complete details on this stunning verdict on Examiner.com.

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Denver begins upgrade of tornado warning siren system

Wednesday, September 26th, 2012 10:55am MDT

In an effort to keep up with new technology and improve warnings to residents, the city of Denver began a much-needed upgrade of its outdoor warning sirens yesterday. The system will feature improved reliability and the ability to target warnings.  Read about Denver’s new system on Examiner.com.  What about Thornton?  The city that was the [...]

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After fast start to year, number of tornadoes in 2012 drops to 400 below average

Wednesday, September 26th, 2012 7:43am MDT

While the start of 2012 saw a number of deadly tornado outbreaks that seemed to portend a disastrous year to come, the number of tornadoes recorded since then has fallen to record low levels. Data from the Storm Prediction Center today shows the tornado count for the year is 400 twisters below average. Read the rest [...]

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Nature: Don’t be so quick to blame extreme weather events on climate change

Thursday, September 20th, 2012 1:56pm MDT

Providing a voice of reason to the sometimes hysterical ravings of climate change alarmists, the scientific journal Nature cautions today that connecting global warming to disasters is not so easy.  The jury is in fact still out on whether extreme weather events can be attributed to anthropogenic global warming, despite what some may say. As [...]

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Australian Outback bushfire spawns amazing fire tornado

Tuesday, September 18th, 2012 8:06am MDT

While North America has dealt with a deadly and devastating wildfire season, Australia as well has seen many bushfires rage across its wild lands. One fire in recent days burning near Alice Springs spawned a rare fire tornado that whirled through the Outback for 40 minutes.  Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com and [...]

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