Topic: Joplin (Missouri)

When all seems lost

A Christian Science perspective: When all seems lost, God is right at hand.
06/01/2011 09:12 am

Photos of the Day Photos of the Day 05/30

Obama returns home, turns to domestic issues starting with Joplin tornado

After six days overseas focusing on foreign policy, President Obama returns home Saturday evening and turns to domestic issues starting Sunday with a quick trip to Joplin, Missouri, to meet with those affected by last week’s major tornado.
05/28/2011 01:58 pm

Photos of the Day Photos of the Day 05/27

Closure eludes tornado-beaten Joplin amid search for the vanished

Aside from the overwhelming physical destruction, killer tornadoes can leave behind a terrible mystery: Where did the vanished go? How Joplin, Mo., is managing the crisis of the missing.
05/27/2011 03:24 pm

Rebuilding after tornadoes: two designs that could save lives in another storm

More people appear to be looking into safe rooms and monolithic-dome structures to withstand the fierce winds of a tornado and the debris it kicks around.
05/26/2011 10:31 pm

Photos of the Day Photos of the Day 05/25

Tornado watch: Violent storm moves through Oklahoma

Tornado watch: A violent storm system, which followed closely behind the one that spawned a massive twister which struck Joplin, Mo., moves through the Oklahoma City area Tuesday evening.
05/25/2011 12:12 pm

In Pictures Storms across the Midwest

Oklahoma, Alabama, Joplin: Why we're seeing so many tornadoes and superstorms

The superfunnels that hit Tuscaloosa, Ala., in late April and Joplin, Mo., on Sunday, are generated by storm systems whose journeys across the country are slowed by a roadblocked jet stream.
05/24/2011 08:21 pm

Photos of the Day Photos of the Day 05/24

Joplin tornado: Will it be one of the Top 5 costliest?

Joplin tornado, as Sunday's twister has come to be called, is blamed for more than 100 fatalities in the southwest Missouri community. It's the latest in a string of tornadoes this spring. Though hurricanes and earthquakes tend to do more financial damage per event, tornadoes and related events have been responsible for an average 57 percent of all insured catastrophe losses in the United States since 1953, according to a 2009 study by insurance credit-rating service A.M. Best. Not counting the Joplin tornado, where damage assessments have only begun, here’s a look at the five most financially devastating tornadoes in the US, according to the A.M. Best study and federal estimates (reported in 2011 dollars):
05/24/2011 01:47 am

Joplin, Missouri: Why are there no tornado building codes in Tornado Alley?

The Joplin, Missouri tornado that touched down on Sunday has killed at least 89 people. While there are earthquake-proof building codes in earthquake prone zones, why are there no tornado building codes in Tornado Alley?
05/23/2011 08:00 pm

Photos of the Day Photos of the Day 05/23

Joplin, Missouri, tornado: Warnings pale in season of violent twisters

Residents of Joplin, Missouri, had about 20 minutes of warning before a tornado strike Sunday. But this spring, early warnings have not been enough to prevent high death tolls from tornadoes.
05/23/2011 03:04 pm

In Pictures Missouri tornado

Missouri tornado killed at least 89 according to officials

Missouri tornado: Authorities warned that the death toll could climb as search and rescuers continued their work.
05/23/2011 11:59 am

Amid layoff news, many companies are still hiring

Some positions require advanced degrees, but a variety of skill levels are in demand.
04/07/2008 01:00 am