As of Wednesday, May 23, 05:30 PM CDT
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Spring in America: Elgin, TexasWinter rains brought back a thick clover crop to Elgin, Texas, after a devastating southern drought.
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Posted 1 week 6 hours ago - 05/16/12 - Full Story Crews working to contain fire near Ariz. mining townFirefighters in Arizona worked through the night to prevent a wildfire from spreading.
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Posted 1 week 8 hours ago - 05/16/12 - Full Story Demand high in Joplin region for storm sheltersCompanies in the Joplin region that make storm shelters are overwhelmed with work.
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Posted 1 week 1 day ago - 05/15/12 - Full Story Wildfires continue to rage in Ariz., Colo.Hot temperatures and dry vegetation have created a very high fire risk in parts of the West.
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Posted 1 week 1 day ago - 05/15/12 - Full Story Spring in America: Bemidji, Minn.George Brooks sent us this photo of spring time Aurora Borealis reflecting off the lake in Bemidji, Minn.
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Posted 1 week 1 day ago - 05/15/12 - Full Story Many mammals won't outrun climate changeStudy: Hundreds of species of mammals in the Western Hemisphere may not be able to migrate with the projected speed of climate change.
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Posted 1 week 1 day ago - 05/14/12 - Full Story U.N. meets to discuss global climate treatyArguments over who needs to do what to stop the planet from overheating are in focus this week as rich and poor countries meet in Germany.
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Posted 1 week 1 day ago - 05/14/12 - Full Story Raging wildfires scorch Arizona, force evacuationsCrews spent the weekend fighting several wildfires, including a 4.5 square-mile blaze in northern Arizona that prompted evacuations.
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Posted 1 week 2 days ago - 05/14/12 - Full Story 1st tropical depression of Pacific season formsThe first tropical depression of the season has formed over the eastern Pacific Ocean, but it was not a threat to land.
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Posted 1 week 2 days ago - 05/14/12 - Full Story Thunderstorm study underway in central USScientists will soon fly weather planes out of Kansas to study how thunderstorms suck up pollution and distribute it around the country.
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Posted 1 week 2 days ago - 05/14/12 - Full Story Spring in America: Hendersonville, La.A boat is surrounded by water hyacinths in the Atchafalaya basin near Hendersonville, La.
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Posted 1 week 2 days ago - 05/14/12 - Full Story Extreme-weather text alerts set to beginWireless carriers and the federal government are launching a system to warn people of dangerous weather via texts to cellphones.
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Posted 1 week 2 days ago - 05/13/12 - Full Story Surfer sets Guinness record riding 78-foot waveGuinness World Records says Hawaii's Garrett McNamara, 44, rode the biggest wave ever with a 78-footer off the coast of Portugal.
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Posted 1 week 5 days ago - 05/11/12 - Full Story Mother's Day weekend will be a beauty in East, WestThe South will see a dismal, damp weekend, however.
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Posted 1 week 5 days ago - 05/11/12 - Full Story Spring in America: Bloomfield, Mich.Kim Austin, of Bloomfield, Mich., says this is the second year that the same two swans have chosen this small pond for their home.
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Posted 1 week 5 days ago - 05/11/12 - Full Story Prince Charles does TV weathercast in ScotlandIf this king thing doesn't work out, Prince Charles may be able to fall back on a budding career as a weatherman.
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Posted 1 week 6 days ago - 05/10/12 - Full Story Dust storm, thunderstorm hits PhoenixA dust storm and thunderstorm hit the Phoenix metropolitan area with lighting strikes being blamed for starting two house fires.
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Posted 1 week 6 days ago - 05/10/12 - Full Story Spring in America: AustinDavid Evans took this photo of agave in an April walk through the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin.
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Posted 1 week 6 days ago - 05/10/12 - Full Story Calif. wildfire fully contained, burned 125 acresAn aggressive air assault helped halt the spread of a wildfire in northern Los Angeles County that destroyed several structures.
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Posted 2 weeks 4 hours ago - 05/09/12 - Full Story 'Monster' sunspot could hurl flares at EarthA "monster sunspot" more than 60,000 miles wide could send some powerful solar flares toward Earth on Wednesday, NASA says.
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Posted 2 weeks 5 hours ago - 05/09/12 - Full Story Spring in America: Scottsdale, Ariz.Cameron Davis photographs the flower of a large old Saguaro in Scottsdale, Ariz.
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Posted 2 weeks 5 hours ago - 05/09/12 - Full Story 2012 is USA's warmest year on record, so farThrough April, the USA is experiencing its warmest year on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced.
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Posted 2 weeks 21 hours ago - 05/08/12 - Full Story Public support slips for steps to curb climate changeFrom gas-mileage standards to tax breaks for windmills, public support for "green" energy measures to tackle global warming has dropped.
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Posted 2 weeks 2 days ago - 05/07/12 - Full Story Climate wars heat up with Unabomber billboardsThe climate wars heat up with a group's 24-hour biillboards likening people concerned about global warming to mass murderers.
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Posted 2 weeks 2 days ago - 05/07/12 - Full Story Supermoon brightens the night skyThe biggest and brightest full moon of the year arrived Saturday night as our celestial neighbor passed closer to Earth than usual.
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