Flooding Dangers Affect AllWed, 01 May 2013 14:48

You may think you don’t have to worry about flooding, but did you know that 20% of National Flood Insurance Program claims are filed by people who do not live in high risk areas? That means, no matter where you live, you may have to deal with flooding at one time or another. Flood insurance [...]

Post-Disaster AnxietyTue, 23 Apr 2013 18:45

Being prepared for a disaster can help reduce stress and anxiety, but that does mean a disaster will be anxiety free. Depending on the severity of the disaster or accident, a person can end up with very deep emotional scars. After Hurricane Katrina, mental health professionals saw an increase in anxiety disorders, phobias, PTSD and [...]

LockdownMon, 22 Apr 2013 20:59

After the events of the last week or so, I started to think about the residents of Boston being asked to stay indoors during the manhunt. It didn’t last long, but what if it had? What if, instead of a request to stay indoors, the city was locked down for days or weeks? In a [...]

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In soggy North Dakota, hopes rise that floodwaters won'tFri, 24 May 2013 20:52

The 1,300 residents of Cavalier, N.D., may be breathing a little easier Thursday, as the threat that their town would be submerged in floodwaters began to abate.

Storm chaser footage captures the ferocity of Oklahoma tornado (VIDEO)Fri, 24 May 2013 17:30

Storm chasers from an outfit called Fast Unit 70 uploaded raw footage of the first 10 minutes of the Moore, Okla., tornado that gives viewers a harrowing sense of what the EF5 twister looked like. Watch that footage here. As cars and trucks zoom past, Chance Coldiron and Justin Cox's camera focuses on the dark [...]

More tornadoes from global warming? Nobody knowsTue, 21 May 2013 21:15

A deadly tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City on Monday. A quick look at some basic facts:

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