Study: Natural causes, not human activity, behind Plains drought

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CNN - 4/12/13, Michael Martinez

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • NEW: Climate scientist disputes study findings
  • "Every drought that's occurring isn't a result of climate change," author says
  • Study found a lack of moist air from Gulf of Mexico and "severe rainfall deficits"
  • The drought in six Great Plains states was the worst since records began in 1895

Rancher Gary Wollert pauses before heading out for work on August 23 near Eads, Colorado. The nation's severe drought has been especially hard on cattlemen. Much of eastern Colorado and virtually all of Nebraska and Kansas are still in extreme or exceptional drought, according to the University of Nebraska's Drought Monitor.

Winter Storm Yogi Brings Late-Season Snow

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Weather.com - 4/17/13

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Tulips struggle to be seen after a spring storm packing high winds and heavy snow left up to a foot of snow in its wake in Denver on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

The latest of late-season snowstorms, Winter Storm Yogi continued its slow trudge eastward on Wednesday morning, dumping more than two feet of snow in parts of Colorado and Wyoming.

"In terms of direct impact to travel, it looks like Wyoming will take the brunt of Winter Storm Yogi," said weather.com meteorologist Nick Wiltgen. "But aside from the typical travel woes, our other concern is the potential for Yogi to bring more snow to the Red River Basin, further escalating the flood risk later this spring when warmer weather arrives."

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Reported Tornadoes Leave Damage in Oklahoma

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Weather.com - Jess Baker, 4/17/13

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Meteorologist Daniel Dix, part of the Tornado Hunt team, takes a photo of the tornado-warned storm from the window of the chase vehicle in Lawton, Okla.
 

Tornadoes reportedly touched down in Comanche County and Lawton in southwestern Oklahoma on Wednesday, causing minor damage to a Goodyear tire plant and trapping four people inside a mobile home that got knocked off its foundation, authorities said. The severe weather also created a dramatic chase for meteorologist Mike Bettes and his Tornado Hunt team.

No injuries were reported. Comanche County spokesman Jacob Russell said the mobile home was blown over at Elgin, about 20 miles northeast of Lawton.

Heavenletter #4528 - The Role You Will Play Tomorrow

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Heaven Letters Published on: April 18, 2013

God said:

Even in the indelicacies of life that are handed to you, there is perfection. There is perfection of a moment. The scene, as it might be played in a stage play, is presented amazingly. The bad guys, the good guys, the in-between, all are played to a T. What delivery! What performance! What a script! The sun is in the right place, and the shades and shadows are perfect too. Lights! Camera! Action! This scene could not have been performed better. It is a one-time-only event.

Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Sends 120 to Hospitals, Levels Homes, Businesses

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 Emergency workers assist an elderly person at a staging area at a local school stadium Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in West, Texas.

A fiery explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant in a small town north of Waco sent about 120 people to hospitals, destroyed dozens of homes and businesses and prompted widespread evacuations.

Area hospitals reported treating slightly more than 120 people injured by the blast at the plant in West, Texas. Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Gail Scarborough earlier put the number of injured near the plant even higher -- 200 people, 40 of them critically.

The blast also has caused fatalities, said State Trooper D.L. Wilson, another official with the Texas Department of Public Safety, though as of 1 a.m. ET he did not immediately know how many.

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