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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Tornadoes ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Twin tornadoes tear perfectly parallel tracks through Mississippi during deadly 'superstorm' — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A satellite photo from March shows a pair of parallel tornado tracks in Mississippi, leftover from a deadly storm system that spawned over 100 twisters in more than a dozen U.S. states. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mEEeWBP6eogxNG4HyHfsFV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Landsat 8 captured a pair of near-perfectly parallel  tornado tracks just outside of Tylertown, Mississippi following a major storm system that impacted dozens of states in mid-March.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photo of Mississippi showing two parallel tornado tracks carved through farmland]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In 2025, Tornado Alley has become almost everything east of the Rockies — and it's been a violent year ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A storm scientist explains what's been driving deadly tornado outbreaks and how tornado season has been changing. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Weather]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Daniel Chavas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kzUaCgsdtyg32DE6QWPYVm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A deadly tornado hit London, Ky., on May 16, 2025, just a few weeks after another tornado outbreak in the state.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a woman stands in the wreckage of a home]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Huge, 7-mile scar torn across Australia's Nullarbor Plain discovered by caver scouring Google Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ After the caver noticed a giant gash across a barren landscape, scientists discovered it was created by a ferocious tornado that no-one knew had occurred. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matej Lipar ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xMLSoAuRnvABnTa57ZvaQ3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The scar across the landscape was about 7 miles long. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite image of a light scribble-shaped scar over a dusty landscape]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'You certainly don't see this every day': Ultra-rare backward-spinning tornado formed over Oklahoma ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A pair of odd twisters spun out from a supercell thunderstorm in Oklahoma Tuesday (April 30). ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sXyryQwhacbrqs3ygyaNMi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A storm struck southern Oklahoma this week and triggered several unusual tornadoes in Tillman County.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[map of the oklahoma-texas border shows a hot spot of green, yellow and red over tillman county where a major storm was brewing]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Wedge tornado' in Mississippi is the deadliest in more than 50 years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A devastating, nearly mile-wide "wedge tornado" has killed at least 26 people and battered Mississippi with golf ball-size hail and winds up to 200 mph. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2023 18:56:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:00:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qRPu3MJXnjKxXuQctQwo47-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A man sits among the wreckage caused by a tornado that swept through western Mississippi the day before, on March 25.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A man sits among the wreckage from a tornado that went through western Mississippi. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How the 'deadly December tornado' carved a 250-mile path through 4 states ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Damage from the tornadoes that ripped through the Midwest overnight Friday (Dec. 10) is still being assessed, but the violent storms will go down in history as some of the deadliest and longest-lasting. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2021 23:03:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:54:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeanna Bryner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Q9A7CPZMzqgfvzKoqrtx4f-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In this aerial view of Mayfield, Kentucky, homes are shown badly destroyed after a tornado ripped through the area overnight Friday, Dec. 10, 2021.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[In this aerial view of Mayfield, Kentucky, homes are shown badly destroyed after a tornado ripped through the area overnight Friday, Dec. 10, 2021.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How a tornado outbreak left 22 dead across central Tennessee  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Twenty-two are dead, more are missing, and many more are injured after a supercell storm spawned a series of tornadoes early Tuesday morning, including one that struck downtown Nashville. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2020 21:35:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:20:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VMr5JFMtQ9xH3pFKQhrBM8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A mural reading &quot;I believe in Nashville&quot; remains intact on a collapsed wall in the East Nashville neighborhood on March 3, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A mural reading &quot;I believe in Nashville&quot; remains intact on a collapsed wall in the East Nashville neighborhood on March 3, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Powerful Tornadoes Rip Through Midwest, the Plains, Leaving Trail of Destruction ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A destructive tornado moved through the outskirts of Kansas City on Tuesday, injuring at least a dozen people and killing one. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2019 13:52:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:25:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/82jW3qH7XpHioF3xrSfhzm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A strong tornado hit the edge of Kansas City yesterday (May 28).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A strong tornado hit the edge of Kansas City yesterday (May 28).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Violent Tornadoes and Flooding Are Expected in Oklahoma and Texas Tonight ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Oklahoma, northwest Texas and the Texas panhandle are bracing for a day of extreme weather, including dangerous tornadoes, flooding and thunderstorms. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2019 21:37:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:25:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C2aSUr7aGLvi3EjYHtZNzL-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Space Orbiter Spots 'Hairy Blue Spider' on Mars ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bowie was right; there really is a "spider" from Mars. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2019 15:13:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:49:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/67KukMVuNWUy4eGajZ7rLc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A feature on Mars that looks like a very hairy spider was likely caused by the convergence of hundreds or even thousands of tornadoes. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hairy blue spider on Mars.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tornadoes Don't Form Like Meteorologists Thought They Did ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tornado rotation seems to start right at ground level. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2018 19:34:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:58:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g8vGBkdo93LBDP7VqJsrBP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A tornado cuts its way through a field in Minneola, Kansas, on May 24, 2016, in this image captured by expert storm chaser and photographer Jason Weingart.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A tornado cuts its way through a field in Minneola, Kansas, on May 24, 2016, in this image captured by expert storm chaser and photographer Jason Weingart.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In Photos: The Deadly Carr Fire Blazes Across Northern California ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Carr Fire has burned well over 100,000 acres and destroyed thousands of structures. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2018 11:33:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 21:33:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kimberly Hickok ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zLELzAxnyg8EEH3YkSk6aJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Like Hell on Earth, Raging Firenado Plows Through California Town ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This wasn't an ordinary fire whirl. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2018 17:35:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:40:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kimberly Hickok ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZWjYjqUkjAYmBs7qcnwDZ9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 2 Tornadoes Drop in on Fort Lauderdale in Just One Day ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two tornadoes touched down in Fort Lauderdale Tuesday, but how exactly does that happen? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 19:42:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:36:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aGHYv492GuGjVDWEnJLqkM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Two tornadoes struck Fort Lauderdale, Florida on April 10, the National Weather Service reported.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Weirdest Things That Fell From The Sky ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Umbrellas and galoshes will shield you from the rain, snow and hail — but what about the showers of spiders, satellites, and raw mystery meat? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 16:56:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:46:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3QENkdfzxNjXMqdn9LMvgH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The 20 Costliest, Most Destructive Hurricanes to Hit the US ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It's too soon to say how much damage Hurricane Harvey inflicted on Houston. But whatever the answer, Harvey will hardly be the first storm to break the bank: Since 1965, damages have cost upward of $1 billion each for no fewer than 27 hurricanes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2017 11:01:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:59:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hXmN3ohwmH8FsBdmzmcx4A-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A home is surrounded by floodwater after torrential rains pounded Southeast Texas following Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on August 31, 2017 near Orange, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi August 25, has dumped nearly 50 inches of rain in and around areas Houston.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hurricane Harvey]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ World's Fastest-Swirling Vortex Simulates the Big Bang ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Physicists have created the fastest-swirling vortex in the universe from a primordial soup of fundamental particles that re-creates the Big Bang. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 12:04:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 23:10:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KByYXQxXkym83k2HfDAufN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of the quark-gluon plasma created in the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[quark gluon plasma]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Wind, Rain, Heat: Health Risks Grow with Extreme Weather ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/57936-climate-change-extreme-weather-health.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ As climate change proceeds, there will be more extreme weather events, and these events pose a threat to people's health, experts say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2017 23:19:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:44:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara G. Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/S5ZPjSHnehjZeJmU4Zi9q4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The powerful Hurricane Katrina, a Category-5 storm, is seen here in a satellite image from Aug. 28, 2005.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The powerful Hurricane Katrina, a Category-5 storm, is seen here in a satellite image from Aug. 28, 2005.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tornado Facts: Causes, Formation & Safety ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/21498-tornado-facts.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ These violent storms wreak havoc and cost lives. They can occur anywhere at any time. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2016 19:51:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:56:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nola Taylor Tillman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/du7SQrcLugdipkP7GtEae-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Brandon Sullivan - StormChasingVideo.com/TornadoTitans.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A large tornado touches down near Dallas on April 3, 2012.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[tornadoes in Dallas, tornado in Texas, recent tornadoes, tornado picture, tornado video, worst tornado, 2012 tornado season]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tornado Clusters Becoming More Deadly And More Common ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/53931-deadly-tornado-clusters-more-common.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Damaging, deadly tornado clusters are becoming more common, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2016 19:57:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:34:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Becky Oskin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WCNtr88gcCoSUxq7JiVNgP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rare Triple Waterspout Spotted After Severe Storms ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/53858-rare-triple-waterspout-severe-weather.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ In New Orleans, stormy weather on Tuesday (Feb. 23) created a unique phenomenon over Lake Pontchartrain: three simultaneous waterspouts whirling across the water. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2016 16:30:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:33:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kate Goldbaum ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rWhjtK9cxTQXcyrY49ZKFK-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Three so-called tornadic waterspouts were spotted on Feb. 23, 2016, on Lake Pontchartrain near New Orleans.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Triple Waterspout - Feb. 23, 2016]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Odds of Dying ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ There are many ways to go, but what are the odds, really? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2016 11:56:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:31:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6kSRuhkuhozHq3UJspQZcE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cataclysmic storms took the lives of about 60 people and lightning killed 25 people in the United States in 2014.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[tornado lightning disaster]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Devastating Floods in Texas, Oklahoma Driven by El Niño ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Severe floods in Texas and Oklahoma are causing devastation after multiple storm systems battered a formerly drought-stricken area, according to experts. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2015 13:29:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:07:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zq4YetpsSm7Gt4pjSBeobS-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A radar map of Texas, with some severe thunderstorms and flash floods forecast for the regions around Houston and Galveston on May 27, 2015.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Texas Radar Map - May 27, 2015]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tornado Alert in Central US: The Science of Severe Storms ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A wide swath of the central United States is at risk of thunderstorms and possible tornadoes over the next couple of days, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2015 21:31:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:32:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z2RetwGsavnkK2ouxPXNGJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This forecast shows tornado probabilities across the United States for April 8, 2015.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Tornado Probabilities Map - April 8, 2015]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Deadly Oklahoma Twister Ends Slow Start to Tornado Season ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The oddly calm tornado season owes a debt to the weather patterns responsible for the East's cold, snowy spring and the West's warm, dry drought. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2015 20:33:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:32:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Becky Oskin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AKtBVtbRRcfMsjE9n5eBXX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Preliminary path of the March 2015 Moore, Oklahoma tornado.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Moore tornado 2015]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ El Niño Can Predict Tornado Season's Severity ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This year's El Niño may deliver a quiet tornado season. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2015 17:21:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:32:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Becky Oskin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rYxRQViAp4DSUK5qsaE6UC-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A so-called rope tornado remains narrow over the course of the storm&#039;s entire life cycle.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Rope Tornado]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Global Warming May Spawn More Southeast US Tornadoes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ While the tornado total will climb by 2100, the number of tornadoes will also swing wildly from year to year. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2015 13:43:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:00:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Becky Oskin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WCNtr88gcCoSUxq7JiVNgP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Fires Intensified Deadly Tornado Outbreak ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ One of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history was strengthened by smoke from burning farmlands in Central America, a new study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2015 19:05:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:00:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Becky Oskin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4yqXXv9QTMoQKHZYF4PAog-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Nature's Fury': NYC Exhibit Explores Science of Natural Disasters ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/48754-science-of-natural-disasters-exhibit.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ From the eruption that buried Pompeii in A.D. 79 to the superstorm that shut down New York City in 2012, natural disasters are an unavoidable part of life on Earth. Once thought to be the wrath of the gods, these formidable events now have widely accepted ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2014 21:18:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:39:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tanya Lewis ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tfyFBsRsGDn2eTRZbaAQTd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Pu’u ‘O’o is a classic cinder-and-splatter volcanic cone on Kilauea, Hawaii. Expanding gases in the lava fountain tear the liquid rock into irregular globs that fall back to earth, forming a heap around the vent.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Erupting volcano]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nature's Fury: Gripping Images of Natural Disasters ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/48745-natural-disasters-museum-exhibit-photos.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ From earthquakes to volcanic eruptions to hurricanes, natural disasters reveal the fearsome power of Mother Nature. Scientists are studying these phenomena to better understand them and find better ways to predict and prepare for them. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2014 21:18:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:36:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tanya Lewis ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HpVZB7LgRzJfmxpJ4FHu3Y-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[About 75 percent of all tornadoes—violent winds accompanied by a funnel-shaped cloud—take place in an area covering eight states in the central United States, known collectively as “Tornado Alley.” (The tornado pictured touched down in Colorado and continued into Oklahoma, two of those eight states.) In this region, warm, humid air from the Gulf of Mexico collides with cool, dry air from the north to trigger thunderstorms, creating conditions that spawn 600 tornadoes in an average year.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Campo tornado (Oklahoma, 2010)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Terrifying Tornado Clusters on the Rise ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/48316-tornados-cluster-more-often.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tornadoes are touching down in clusters more often than 50 years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2014 18:04:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:57:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Becky Oskin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pUfWQqMDWeqitP8SW2Gzuf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tornado Season Peaking Earlier Than Ever ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The busiest part of tornado season is happening up to two weeks earlier than it did 55 years ago, reports a new study on Tornado Alley, located in the heart of the central and southern U.S. Great Plains. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2014 11:31:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:58:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nqsKZYWA4fGHV8txhfpvx8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tornados, like those created by supercell storms (shown here), are happening up to two weeks earlier in Oklahoma, Kansas and Northern Texas now than they did in 1955, a new study reports.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Supercell Storm]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 32 Tornadoes in a Day! Twister Clusters on the Rise ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/47255-tornadoes-stronger-because-climate-change.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ There are fewer days with tornadoes compared to 60 years ago, but the risk of deadly tornado clusters is rising. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2014 14:28:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:59:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Becky Oskin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/59QgNtPjNcuWfzUJVELGjb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Enormous Tornado-Blocking Walls: Could Wild Idea Really Work? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Never mind the huge cost, ecological consequences and engineering difficulties involved in a newly proposed scheme to make tornado-blocking walls, weather experts say the idea is too crazy to work. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2014 17:51:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:05:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Megan Gannon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uFunpuzny6uVupQETBNqtF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The aftermath of the tornado that barreled through Moore, Oklahoma, on May 20, 2013.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Rubble in Moore, Oklahoma, where a tornado struck in May 2013.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Schools Need Better Tornado Protection, Scientists Say ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/46497-schools-need-tornado-protection.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ School hallways provided scant protection during the 2013 EF5 tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. Now, state and school officials are trying to make schools safer places to be during extreme weather. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2014 17:32:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:08:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ksh87h98aDSNsb8rySkzpB-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A May 2006 tornado damaged the gym of Childress High School in Texas.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Childress High School Tornado Damage]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A New Spin on Mapping U.S. Tornado Touchdowns ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Where are U.S. tornadoes most common? New maps of twisters by latitude and longitude show clearly. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2014 18:37:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:05:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrea Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HhoHiJ3qaFqgYohUd4GJFP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tornado touchdowns in the United States between 1950 and 2013 by longitude.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[tornado touchdowns in the United States graph]]></media:text>
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                            <![CDATA[ The May 20, 2013, tornado has the people of Moore working to restore what was demolished, and this time the city is rebuilding stronger. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2014 17:14:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:05:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jenna Abate ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tHmFrdUhVhkqKtXWkq2ZM4-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kendall James, The National Guard]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Oklahoma National Guard Soldiers and Airmen respond to a devastating tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., May 20, 2013.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Oklahoma National Guard Soldiers and Airmen respond to a devastating tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., May 20, 2013.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Journeying Man, Dog Strive to Bring Hope to Tornado Victims ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Often after severe weather strikes, people are left to pick up the pieces, but one man and his dog are on a mission to provide comfort to tornado victims. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 19:54:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:54:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristen Rodman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kgYfWecovk3c2JUHwjPwkR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A tornado that formed just north of Fort Scott, Kansas and caused damage as it moved north.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Tornado North of Fort Scott, Kansas]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Deadly Tornado's Track Seen from Space (Photo) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An EF4 tornado that killed 16 people in Arkansas on April 27 left a scar across the landscape more than 40 miles long. This track is visible in a new satellite image. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2014 12:52:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:05:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ipm3gkYY3qLFogtrJygcyg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The 41-mile (66 kilometers) track of a tornado that killed 16 people in Arkansas on April 27, 2014.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[tornado track satellite iamge]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Destructive U.S. Tornadoes of April 2014: Gallery ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tornadoes ripped through the southern and midwestern United States on April 27, 2014, leaving behind scenes of devastation. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2014 17:41:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:40:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/F8oTyq5edNn6pkKxNTkZxb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Drone video screenshot of the Arkansas tornado, shot right after it moved just south of Mayflower, Ark.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Drone Video of the Arkansas Tornado]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Slowest Start to Tornado Season in a Century ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/45044-2014-slow-tornado-season-start.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A cold spring in the Midwest and Southwest brought a quiet start to tornado season this year, with the fewest twisters since 1915. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2014 21:50:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:24:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Becky Oskin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x4JRAHj3sFAjBEwLR9RDoB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Moore, Okla. tornado touching down in Oklahoma City on May 20, 2013.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[oklahoma tornado]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tornado Survival Guide: What You Need to Know ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/44431-tornado-survival-guide.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ When a tornado hits, preparation plays a big role in you chances of survival. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2014 20:49:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:26:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Mielach ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T7TDsyuFxRB767Nw3xfsDA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A screenshot from a video of a tornado over the town of Millsap, Texas, taken by storm chaser Greg Kourounis on May 15, 2013.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Tornado over Millsap, Texas]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Twisted Tornado Facts to Know ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/43958-twisted-tornado-facts.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here is everything you ever wanted to know about tornadoes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2014 13:50:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:24:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Mielach ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pDkDsM9aG3FwaEVXafqsX6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A tornado touches down in Oklahoma City, Okla., on May 20, 2013.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A tornado touches down in Oklahoma City, Okla., on May 20, 2013.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tornadoes in February? Why That's Not Uncommon ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/43574-midwest-february-tornadoes.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ An outbreak of severe weather battered parts of the midwestern and southern United States yesterday (Feb. 20), with damaging winds, strong storms and even several tornadoes reported in Illinois and Georgia. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 20:25:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:52:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Denise Chow ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c8UkKBpf835fQiCvYAckQf-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NOAA/NWS/Weather Prediction Center/NCEP/DOC]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A map of the forecasted severe weather on Feb. 20, 2014.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Severe Weather Map - Feb. 20, 2014]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Natural Disasters Bring Risk of Fungal Infections ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/43326-natural-disaster-fungal-infection.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Natural disasters can create conditions that put survivors at risk for fungal infections, which are often overlooked, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2014 17:43:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:53:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bd2323SiSFmwW5C3mDLUpM-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[CDC/ Lucille Georg]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image of Coccidioides immitis, a pathogenic fungus that can cause Valley Fever.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stronger Tornadoes May Be Menacing US ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/41876-tornadoes-getting-stronger.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The trail of twisted metal and torn roofs left behind by massive twisters is growing longer and wider, a sign that tornadoes are stronger since the mid-1990s. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2013 16:30:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:57:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Becky Oskin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xpJWR69AVdPW2vrDLVbeQT-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA Earth Observatory image created by Robert Simmon, using data provided courtesy of NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and the U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The damage scar left by the EF5 tornado that struck Moore, Okla., on May 20, 2013, as seen by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA&#039;s Terra satellite on June 2, 2013.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Damage scar left by Moore tornado]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Real Truth About Tornadoes (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/41632-the-truth-about-tornadoes.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Is tornado frequency really increasing as the global climate warms? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2013 22:55:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:57:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Markowski ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CX7GjuZLDkoYqCYoNqyMpW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Twister central: The United States is home to roughly 85 percent of the world&#039;s tornadoes, but even by U.S. standards this tornado season has been tragically active. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[tornadoes, record tornadoes, tornado explainer, why we have so many tornadoes, Joplin Missouri tornado, jet stream, la nina, weather forecasting, tornado forecasting, severe thunderstorms]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Thanksgiving's Seven Most Memorable Storms ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/41526-thanksgivings-most-memorable-weather-events.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mother Nature was not so kind for some Thanksgiving holidays in our country's history. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2013 16:53:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:56:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristen Rodman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hUedoAGxCVnnQG3uo2jPAP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A lake-effect snowstorm hit the snow-belt regions on Thanksgiving in 2005,]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Thanksgiving weather history, lake-effect snowstorm]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Are You Safer From Tornadoes In A Valley? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists explore how topography affects tornado danger. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2013 15:09:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:37:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joel N. Shurkin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dWZ7YmCXXUiV2aTVEJxULm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[ Recovery workers help clean up tornado damage in Joplin, Mo.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Tornado Damage in Joplin, Mo.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can Generation Y Improve the Response After Snowstorms, Tornadoes? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Code For America, nicknamed "Peace Corp for Geeks," has helped local governments create technological solutions for overlooked problems stemming from snowstorms, tornadoes and hurricanes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2013 14:30:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:41:39 +0000</updated>
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