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April 2011 ends as 7th warmest on record for the globe; Denver warmer and drier than normal

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011 12:03pm MDT

With the effects of La Nina still in full force the globe’s temperatures performed as forecasted during April 2011.  According to NOAA the month ranked as the seventh warmest April on record while Denver saw warmer and drier than normal conditions as well. Denver saw an average temperature during the month of 48.4 degrees – [...]

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Security camera footage shows man being struck by lightning — twice!

Sunday, May 8th, 2011 4:49pm MDT

Lightning is a very real danger, particularly here in Colorado where thunderstorms are common in the spring and summer months.  The chances, while somewhat remote, always exist to be struck by lighting and a new YouTube video appears to show a man being struck not once, but twice. The amazing video surfaced on YouTube last [...]

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Winter comes to a close as spring begins on Sunday

Sunday, March 20th, 2011 6:42am MDT

We are now in the waning hours of winter as spring is set to arrive in Thornton later today – at 5:21pm to be exact.  The changing of the seasons from winter to spring means longer days, warmer temperatures and a greening landscape. The Earth experiences seasons thanks to its 23 1/2 degree tilt.  As [...]

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Flood weary Queensland, Australia struck by tropical cyclone

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011 2:54pm MDT

Devastating flooding over the past month and a half inundated hundreds of thousands of square miles in the Australian state of Queensland.  The last thing the weary residents needed was more stormy weather but that is what came in the form of Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi.  Just a few days ago Tropical Cyclone Anthony made [...]

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Death toll in Brazilian flooding and landslides climbs over 800

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011 4:18pm MDT

Australia and Brazil have both been besieged by heavy rains and flooding in recent weeks.  While Australia’s damage was more widespread, the death toll in Brazil has been far more severe. At latest count at least 809 people have been killed in the flooding in areas just north of Rio de Janeiro.  389 are reported [...]

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Aussie teens learn what type of flotation device not to use in a flooding river

Friday, January 21st, 2011 3:47pm MDT

Sometimes you just can’t save people from themselves.  With Australia battling flooding across four of its states, emergency officials have had their hands full providing relief and rescuing those affected by the disaster.  The Natural Disasters Examiner reports about how the decision by a young couple to test the floodwaters with inflatable sex dolls earlier this [...]

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Australian floods continue unabated flooding hundreds of thousands of square miles

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011 4:58pm MDT

The death toll from the relentless flooding in Queensland, Australia continues to climb as four people were killed in a flash flood.  The rising waters have inundated an area covering hundreds of thousands of square miles and now threaten the city of Brisbane.  The most recent fatalities, two adults and two children, occurred near the [...]

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Flooding in Australia reaches ‘biblical proportions’, turns deadly

Monday, January 3rd, 2011 5:42pm MDT

Residents of Australia’s state of Queensland are facing an extraordinary deluge following record-setting rain.  In recent weeks an unusually heavy rainy season coupled with Tropical Storm Tasha has affected an area of land bigger than France and Germany combined. Queensland’s state treasurer Andrew Fraser  told media last week, “It is a disaster of biblical proportions.”  [...]

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Brazilian wildfire spawns fire tornado

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 5:29pm MDT

Dry conditions, abundant fuel and strong winds create dangerous wildfire conditions. When in the right combination, a rare event – a fire tornado – can occur and one was captured on video in Brazil yesterday. Coloradoans are not strangers to the dangers of wildfires. A relatively wet winter and summer has allowed us to escape [...]

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Fires across Russia spotted by NASA satellites

Sunday, August 8th, 2010 4:11pm MDT

More than 600 wildfires burning across Russia have clouded the skies and claimed the lives of at least 50 people. NASA has trained its satellites on the nation capturing imagery of the blazes as they continue to burn. Seven regions of Russia are under state of emergency as officials struggle to gain an upper hand [...]

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