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Report: Feds' Warnings About Sandy Were Confusing

Associated Press — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:33:38 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — An internal review says federal weather forecasts for Superstorm Sandy were exceptionally accurate last fall. But the warnings themselves were confusing.

The gigantic October storm lost tropical characteristics hours before landfall in New Jersey, so the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration dropped the hurricane warnings

53% Of The U.S. In Moderate Drought Or Worse

Brian Scott — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:06:28 +0000

The July 17, 2012, U.S. Drought Monitor map showed increases in the area of the United States in all categories of drought, setting a record for the third consecutive week for the total area of the country in drought during the 12-year history of the map

Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters Smashes U.S. Record

Associated Press — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:04:54 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — America's wild weather year has hit yet another new high: a devastating dozen billion-dollar catastrophes.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Wednesday that it has recalculated the number of weather disasters passing the billion dollar mark, with two new ones, pushing 2011's total to 12