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Police to release name of woman killed by lightning in Virginia Beach
Police have identified a woman struck by lightning and killed in Sandbridge on Sunday night. Police said her name will likely be released Monday, after family members have been notified. Earlier in the evening,...
Bizarre Electrical Storms hit California and New Zealand
"SAN FRANCISCO (AP) In less than a day, an electrical storm unleashed nearly 8,000 lightning strikes that set more than 800 wildfires across Northern California — a RARE example of "dry lightning" that brought...
Wildfires Rage in California
"Firefighters from neighboring states arrived to help Monday after an "unprecedented" lightning storm sparked more than 800 wildfires, from Big Sur to wine country to Humboldt County. Along the coast in the Los...
Former Cubs pitcher Gonzalez killed by lightning strike
Geremi Gonzalez was up when Sammy Sosa's corked bat exploded, and he played for numerous teams. This weekend he died after being hit by lightning." Former major league pitcher Geremi Gonzalez, who won 11 games for... 
Sudan says rebel attack on Khartoum defeated
Darfur's government is saying that the attack earlier today in a suburb of Khartoum by Sudanese troops was defeated."It was the first time fighting had reached the city in decades of conflict between the...
Spacecraft Observes Powerful Electrical Storm on Saturn
"The mission of Cassini spacecraft continues as it monitors the powerful electrical storm on Saturn, where the lightning is 10,000 times more powerful than the lightning on Earth."
2 Tornadoes Touch Down near Kansas City, MO
2 Tornadoes Touch Down near Kansas City, MOHere is a shout out to anyone in the Kansas City Area to provide footage to NowPublic on this developing story"KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Two brief tornado touchdowns were reported...
Zap! Scientists use Lasers to Cause Lightning Storms
This is the coolest thing I've heard in a while, scientists have used lasers to trigger electrical activity in clouds. I can just imagine a team of scientists in white gowns firing a big cannon into a cloud. Zap!"A... 
Press Review 22 January 2008
"Press Review 22 January 2008 Tuesday by Frank Scimone 22-01-2008 Geert Wilders"Wilders, Wilders, Wilders" screams another full-page article over Dutch Freedom Party MP Geert Wilders in today's Volkskrant. This time however de Volkskrant is not reporting about the Dutch...
Lightning strikes twice at Shannon Airport
"Two Aer Lingus planes were grounded for several hours at Shannon Airport this morning after they were struck by lightning. The aircraft, arriving from Boston and New York, both sustained damage to their noses as...
As Violence Eases, Sarkozy Calls Riots Unacceptable
"President Nicolas Sarkozy made a lightning strike into France’s troubled suburbs today, visiting a wounded police captain and pledging afterward in front of the trailing television cameras to bring attacking...
Operation Lightning Hammer disrupts al-Qaeda in Diyala
"Operation Lightning Hammer disrupts al-Qaeda in Diyala Print E-mail Sunday, 26 August 2007 Spc. Samuel Melendez of Bravo Troop, 5th Battalion, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, patrols a marsh outside of Qubah, a small...
State of emergency declared for BC area
Who would have thought living in and near forested areas would cause these types of emergencies? There is a price to pay for everything and Mother Nature is making sure she collects ten-fold."West Kootenay fires lead to state of emergency Sara Newham, Nelson Daily...
The Strangest Disaster of the 20th Century.
The following is reprinted from Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader: World of Odd. "Here’s the story of how scientists unlocked the secrets of the worst natural disaster in the history of the West African nation...
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