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According to reports by Sohu, citing the Guangzhou Meteorological Bureau, a moderate tornado touched down in the Aotou township of Conghua district, Guangzhou, at around 5 p.m. on May 23, flattening the second floor of a temporary construction-site building and uprooting a number of trees along a narrow, roughly 1.5-kilometer
‘They Should Rebuild’: Florida Engineer on Lessons Learned From Andrew and Ian
"They should rebuild," John McNally, Florida architect and structural engineer told Reuters on Sept....
Hurricane Fiona Swamps Puerto Rico, Knocking Out Power to Island
Hurricane Fiona left most of Puerto Rico without power on Sunday, Sept. 18, causing catastrophic flooding...
Flash Floods Hit Chicago Metro Area, Stranding Cars
The National Weather Service on Sunday, Sept. 11 issued a flash flood warning for part of northeastern...
Tropical Storm Threatens to Fan California Wildfires, But Will Cool off State
A tropical storm approaching Southern California on Friday threatened to bring high winds that could...
California Avoids Power Outages, Conservation Still Needed Amid Record Heatwaves
California's grid operator urged consumers to conserve energy for an eighth straight day on Wednesday...
Typhoon Slams Into South Korea’s Busan, Flood Victims Brace for More Heavy Rain
Thousands of South Koreans were evacuated as Typhoon Hinnamnor hit southern parts of the country, authorities...
Just Six Countries Responsible for 90% of Identifiable Waste in North Pacific Garbage Patch, Study Reveals
Researchers with the Ocean Cleanup project and Wageningen University have discovered that more than 90...
Okra Attracts Microplastics – an Odd Fruit With an Unusual Application
Largely considered a vegetable, okra is actually, botanically, a fruit — as it carries seeds. This prickly-on-the-outside...
China Braces for Bad Harvests as Drought Scours 10 Million Acres of Farmland
Farmers across China are facing reduced harvests due to this year’s scorching heat waves and droughts...