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Latest Nor’easter Reaches Blizzard Conditions

The Associated Press Mar 13, 2018 More than a foot of snow is expected in some areas as the third major storm in two weeks slams the Northeast, and Amtrak suspends service between Boston and New York City. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Second Major Storm in Days Pummels Northeast

KAREN MATTHEWS and DAVID PORTER / The Associated Press Mar 7, 2018 Heavy snow blankets the region, and hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses from Pennsylvania to New England lose electricity. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

5 Dead After Tornado, Flooding From Central U.S. Storms

JOHN RABY / The Associated Press Feb 25, 2018 A system stretching from Texas to the Canadian Maritime Provinces prompted several emergency declarations even before the dangerous storms arrived. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Shelters Open for Midwest Flood Victims as Rivers Rise

The Associated Press Feb 22, 2018 Michigan is particularly hard hit as rivers swollen by heavy rain and melting snow rise across the state, in Indiana and elsewhere. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Truth, Too, Can Be Damaged in a Hurricane

By Andrew Revkin / ProPublica Sep 9, 2017 The recent monster storms have kicked up a fair amount of falsehoods, such as the idea that Irma “could wipe entire cities off the map.” Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Deadly Tornado Outbreak Biggest in U.S. History

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2011 Meteorologists with the National Weather Service have reported that the spate of tornadoes that tore across the American South last week, killing hundreds of people and wrecking much of the region, was the largest in U.S. history. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )