Thursday, April 28, 2011

"storm" trends & its aftermath (from the past few days)

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  • Whether or not President Bashar Assad weathers the storm, the uprising is forcing countries in the region to formulate a response and may ultimately change the balance of power. LA TIMES WORLD NEWS
  • A day after a series of powerful storms in Arkansas killed 10 people in flooding and a tornado, residents in several central U.S. states braced Tuesday for a second straight night of violent weather as forecasters again called for twisters to hammer the region. AP U.S. NATIONAL
  • Uncle Mo was originally scheduled to work around 8: 30 a.m. but Pletcher decided to send him out just before 6 a.m. to avoid another line of storms that have pummeled the track in recent days. AP SPORTS
  • Another line of storms moving through Oklahoma and Texas carried the same threat of tornadoes and flooding but over a broader area that stretched from Dallas to Louisiana and up to Memphis. AP TOP HEADLINES
  • A day after a series of powerful storms in Arkansas killed 10 people in flooding and a tornado that twisted a tractor-trailer like a wrung dish rag, residents in several states braced Tuesday for a second straight night of violent weather as forecasters again called for twisters to hammer the region. AP U.S. NATIONAL
  • International criticism of Assad 's response to the protests was initially muted but escalated after the death of 100 protesters on Friday and Assad 's decision to storm Deraa, which echoed his father 's 1982 suppression of Islamists in Hama. REUTERS INTERNATIONAL
  • Brock told The Associated Press he was standing in his front yard and watched storms pass over his home, leaving him and his family unscathed, while strong winds and a possible tornado destroyed homes and businesses and yanked down power lines. WASHINGTON POST NATIONAL
  • A three-year-old girl was killed early on Tuesday in Mississippi after an oak tree fell on her family 's home during stormsthat brought 70 mph winds, said Jeff Rent, director of external affairs for the state 's Emergency Management Agency.REUTERS US NEWS
  • Residents in several states endured a second straight night of violent weather Tuesday, a day after a series of powerfulstorms in Arkansas killed 10 people in flooding and a tornado that twisted a tractor-trailer like a wrung dish rag. AP TOP HEADLINES
  • Severe storms through the Midwest and southern U.S. left at least nine people dead on Tuesday. DAILY BEAST CHEAT SHEET
  • The edge of a storm did hit the stadium at the end of the sixth inning, causing most fans to scamper for cover, but the rain lasted less than two minutes. SEATTLE TIMES FULL FEED
  • The edge of a storm did hit the stadium at the end of the sixth inning, causing most fans to scamper for cover, but the rain lasted less than two minutes. SEATTLE TIMES FULL FEED

tree noun freq. = 296.00 / million salience = 87443.00 PUBLISH >>

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  • A shady avocado tree is planted next to plumeria flowers fronting the home that is listed on the state historic registry. AP TOP HEADLINES
  • Concept art for the touring show 's set prominently features a massive tree symbolic of a favorite oak that sat outside Jackson 's Neverland bedroom. AP ENTERTAINMENT
  • Early on Wednesday, a police officer from Louisiana on a camping trip with his family in Choctaw County in Mississippi was killed by a falling tree while using his body as a shield to protect his daughter from the storm, Kim Korthuis, a supervisor with the National Park Service, told AP. BBC TOP STORIES
  • In Mississippi, Louisiana police officer Lt. Wade Sharp was killed during a camping trip in a state park when a tree limb fell on his tent. ABC NEWS US
  • A wave of thunderstorms with winds blowing near hurricane force strafed the U.S. South on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people from Arkansas to Alabama, including a father struck by a tree while protecting his daughter at a Mississippi campsite.CBC TOP STORIES
  • In Alabama, strong winds snapped trees across power lines, roads and buildings early on Wednesday, leaving about 245,000 households and businesses without power. REUTERS TOP NEWS
  • Concept art for the touring show 's set prominently features a massive tree symbolic of a favorite oak that was outside Jackson 's Neverland bedroom. AP ENTERTAINMENT
  • -- A wave of thunderstorms with winds blowing near hurricane force strafed the South on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people from Arkansas to Alabama, including a father struck by a tree while protecting his daughter at a Mississippi campsite.HUFFINGTON POST FULL FEED
  • Large containers of green cuttings have been arriving from the royal estates of Sandringham and Windsor and gardeners have set up an " avenue of trees " inside the abbey. BBC TOP STORIES
  • The royal household is said to want to avoid looking too extravagant during an economically delicate time, though it 's a bit of a hard sell when the wedding plans call for young trees to be placed inside Westminster Abbey to create a garden-like ambience, at a reported price of more than $ 80,000. LA TIMES WORLD NEWS
  • A shady avocado tree is planted next to plumeria flowers fronting the home that is listed on the state historic registry. AP U.S. NATIONAL
  • Around Tuscaloosa, traffic was snarled Wednesday night by downed trees and power lines, and some drivers abandoned their cars in medians. AP TOP HEADLINES

 

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  • Incredibly violent storm battering Piedmont, AL, heading toward GA - ABC 33/40 MSNBC U.S.
  • The latest round of storms moved through a region already dealing with damage caused by tornadoes and flooding.WASHINGTON POST HEALTH & SCIENCE
  • The storm system pummelled states from Texas to Georgia on Tuesday evening and Wednesday. BBC TOP STORIES
  • In Arkansas, the Department of Emergency Management said today that one person had died in a storm in Sharp County.ABC NEWS US
  • An earlier flare-up of storms this week had already killed 10 people in Arkansas and one in Mississippi. CBC TOP STORIES
  • HOUSTON ( Reuters ) - Severe storms and tornadoes moving through the U.S. Southeast dealt a severe blow to the Tennessee Valley Authority on Wednesday, causing three nuclear reactors in Alabama to shut and knocking out 11 high-voltage power lines, the utility and regulators said. REUTERS US NEWS
  • BIRMINGHAM, Ala ( Reuters ) - Powerful storms cut power and knocked out nuclear units as they tore across the southern United States this week, killing at least 25 people, emergency officials said on Wednesday. REUTERS TOP NEWS
  • A funnel cloud approaches Tuscaloosa, Ala. where reported wide spread damage has occurred from the storm in this photo taken looking north from Taylorsville, Ala. Wednesday April 27, 2011. AP TOP HEADLINES
  • Another storm system was also dumping rain on New York. HUFFINGTON POST FULL FEED
  • Assad 's decision to storm Deraa echoed his father 's 1982 attack on the city of Hama to crush an uprising led by the Muslim Brotherhood. REUTERS TOP NEWS
  • Also on Wednesday, storms killed 11 in Mississippi, two in Georgia and one in Tennessee. CTV NEWS LATEST
  • A wave of tornado-spawning storms strafed the South on Wednesday, splintering buildings across hard-hit Alabama and killing 72 people in four states. AP TOP HEADLINES

town noun freq. = 401.00 / million salience = 227013.00 PUBLISH >>

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  • Syrian troops in tanks and armored vehicles moved into the southern town Dara â ? NEW YORK TIMES, WORLD
  • " When she came on the scene, she was speaking directly to me, " said Adams, a resident of Storm Lake, a small town about halfway between Fort Dodge and Sioux City. LA TIMES NATIONAL NEWS
  • Grab some friends and go thistle-harvesting in your town, then send your spoils to Thistle Farms. HUFFINGTON POST FULL FEED
  • Almost a decade after riots revealed deep divisions between the white and Asian populations in Oldham, Greater Manchester, many feel little has changed in the townBBC TOP STORIES
  • Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Fla., Â answers questions from constituents during a crowded town hall meeting in Orlando on Tuesday. MSNBC U.S.
  • A possible tornado touched down in the East Texas town of Edom Tuesday evening, injuring at least one resident when her mobile home was destroyed, Edom Fire Chief Eddie Wood said. AP U.S. NATIONAL
  • Troops loyal to Gaddafi have extended their campaign to pound Berber towns in the Western Mountains while battling rebels around the port of Misrata, apparently with the aim of severing the western city from its one lifeline, the sea. REUTERS INTERNATIONAL
  • That town lost 23 homes earlier this month in the same fire, a conflagration that so far has consumed nearly 225,000 acres in the region. REUTERS US NEWS
  • Ecuador has suspended school in four towns near the Tunguarahua volcano as ash spews 2 1/2 miles ( 4 kilometers ) into the sky, damaging crops and endangering the health of nearby residents. SEATTLE TIMES FULL FEED
  • Ecuador has suspended school in four towns near the Tunguarahua volcano as ash spews 2.5 miles into the sky, damaging crops and endangering the health of nearby residents. MSNBC WORLD
  • The greatest flooding threat loomed in the southeastern Missouri community of Poplar Bluff, a town of 17,000 residents about 130 miles south of St. Louis. AP TOP HEADLINES
  • A possible tornado touched down in the East Texas town of Edom Tuesday evening, injuring at least one resident when her mobile home was destroyed, Edom Fire Chief Eddie Wood said. AP U.S. NATIONAL

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