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Prototype of next-generation weather satellite: Can it go to work fast enough?

After cost overruns and years of delay, the US is set to launch a prototype weather satellite before dawn Friday. Its data are badly needed as the number of Earth-observing satellites dwindle.
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.
Flash floods in Arkansas: what causes flash floods?

Two key factors that lead to flash flooding are the intensity of the rainfall and its duration.
March and April warmest ever. Humans must adapt, report says.

The past two months were the warmest March and April on record globally. A new report suggests that communities will need to be adaptable to meet the challenges of global warming.
Climate groups look post-Bush

Expecting a more aggressive approach, they offer advice to the McCain and Obama campaigns.