Archive for the ‘Natural Disasters’ Category
Friday, December 13th, 2013 6:48am MDT
Last month a tornado outbreak visited death and destruction across multiple states in the nation’s midsection. Security camera footage just release by a homeowner in Illinois whose house was destroyed captures the destruction as it happens. Over 100 tornadoes spanning seven states were reported on November 17. While the actual number of twisters was likely […]
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Thursday, November 7th, 2013 11:12am MDT
The most powerful tropical cyclone of the year has its sights set on the Philippines and the island nation is rushing to prepare for its arrival. Super Typhoon Haiyan is on course to strike the central part of the nation Friday morning causing extensive damage and likely loss of life. In the latest advisory from […]
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Sunday, September 29th, 2013 5:58pm MDT
Recovery following Colorado’s devastating floods will be a painstaking process that takes months and years. New video showcases one, small part of the destruction but serves as a reminder as to just how extensive the damage is. US Highway 34 between Loveland and Estes Park is no stranger to flood damage. Once again, the canyon […]
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Friday, September 20th, 2013 8:15am MDT
Colorado’s September 2013 floods have been absolutely devastating with over 1,500 homes destroyed and a death toll yet to be finalized. NASA satellites flew over the area near Greeley in recent days and the before and after pictures provide a stunning view from above of the devastation. Using the ‘sliders’ on the two image sets […]
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Tags: Floods, nasa, Satellite Imagery
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Tuesday, September 17th, 2013 6:04pm MDT
By the numbers, the rainfall experienced across northeastern Colorado since Monday, September 9 has been nothing short of extraordinary. Over the span of a week, many locations received half of what they normally receive in an entire year. Some received more than what they expect annually. We have created and interactive map (below) that shows […]
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Tags: Floods, September Weather
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Monday, September 16th, 2013 7:16am MDT
September 2013 will forever be etched in the memory of all Coloradans as one which brought amazing destruction – and death. Images of the truly historical event tell the story of the damage in the aftermath but also show the indomitable human spirit and the willingness of Americans to come together and help in times […]
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Friday, September 13th, 2013 11:32am MDT
* Click the image above for a larger view Five days of rain, one with absolutely torrential downpours, created dangerous and deadly flooding across much of the Colorado Front Range. At one point the National Weather Service warned of ‘biblical rainfall amounts’ and it became hard to argue with that terminology. The rainfall amounts were […]
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Tags: flooding, NOAA, Satellite Imagery, September Weather
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Friday, September 13th, 2013 7:51am MDT
What has been called a 100-year storm and even referred to as being of ‘biblical’ proportions is very slowly coming to an end. The worst of the rain fell on Thursday, September 12 with locations in Colorado’s foothills reporting in excess of 8 inches of rainfall. Among the hardest hit areas were the college town […]
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Tags: Boulder, Estes Park, flooding, September Weather
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Tuesday, August 27th, 2013 2:45pm MDT
Progress battling the massive Rim Fire has been slow to come and while some gains have been made, the blaze continued to grow and now encompasses more than 280 square miles. The blaze has already intruded on Yosemite National Park and were perilously close to its infamous giant sequoia trees. Park officials were placing sprinklers […]
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Tuesday, July 9th, 2013 8:49am MDT
Weather of course clearly affects wildfires but fires themselves can literally create their own weather. One such phenomena are pyrocumulus clouds and a photo from a wildfire in Alaska provides a stunning example. Pyrocumulus clouds are formed by fires or volcanos when the intense heat from the event rises from the surface. These clouds oftentimes […]
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