Tornado deaths underscore risks of taking shelter in cars
                   
federalnewsradio.com     13-May-2008            

May 12, 2008 - Nearly half of the 21 people killed by a tornado that smashed parts of Oklahoma and Missouri over the weekend died in cars, troubling experts who say vehicles are among the worst places to be during a twister. Among those killed were a woman who took... [read full story]                    


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Tropical storm Fay gathers strength over Florida

telegraph.co.uk     2 hrs ago   1,575 related          

Tropical storm Fay has defied expectations and gained power as it passed over southwest and central Florida, threatening once again to become a hurricane and strike the state a third time. By Catherine Elsworth in Los Angeles...                    

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Get set for a sunny bank holiday!

icnetwork.co.uk     12 hrs ago          

Aug 20 2008 by Lisa Jones, South Wales Echo TORRENTIAL rain that had threatened a bank holiday weekend washout is set to clear in time for festivities, forecasters said today. Forecaster Jonathan Powell, of Positive Weather...                    

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Increase in animals being dumped

bbc.co.uk     1 hr ago          

There has been a sharp rise in the number of animals being abandoned in the East Midlands, the RSPCA has found. Between January and July, 825 animals were dumped in Nottinghamshire, up on 525 in the same period last year. In...                    

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