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2.7 km wide Asteroid 1998 QE2 will fly past Earth on May 31, 2013

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Asteroid 1998 QE2 will fly past Earth at end of May at a distance of 5.8 million kilometers, or about 15 times the distance between Earth and the moon. The asteroid’s size is estimated to be about 2.7 kilometers. It will make its closest approach on May 31, 2013 at 20:59 UTC. This will be the closest it gets to Earth for at least the next two centuries. It has a cycle of about 15 years and 46 days.

 

Asteroid 1998 QE2 seen by Q62 iTelescope  Observatory (Credit: Guido&Howes/Remanzacco Observatory)

 

Heavy Rains Cause Flooding in North Georgia

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Wunderground.com - 5/19/13, Chris Dolce

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Very heavy rains caused flooding in northern Georgia on Sunday. Parts of the northeast Atlanta metro area have seen 5 to 6 inches of rainfall.

In Dawsonville, Ga., a dirt portion of Etowah River Road near the Etowah River was washed out. In addition, a mudslide was reported on Highway 53.

More: Wunderground.com

 

New tornado strikes Missouri as rash of central U.S. twisters kills 1

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CNN - Dana Ford, 5/20/13

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • NEW: A tornado strikes Missouri early Monday, a county official says
  • "We don't know for sure that it's over yet," says an official
  • Tornadoes tear through Oklahoma, Kansas, Illinois and Iowa
  • One person is killed in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma

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(CNN) -- [Breaking news update at 2:05 a.m. ET]

Tornadoes Level Homes, 21 Injured

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Weather.com - 5/19/13, AP

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Radar imagery of a large tornado moving through the suburbs of Luther, which is northeast of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

 

A powerful storm system rumbled through the Plains and upper Midwest on Sunday, spawning tornadoes that damaged homes and buildings near Oklahoma City and put the Tulsa area on high-alert.

Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin issued a State of Emergency for 16 counties after multiple tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding affected parts of the state.

Video and more: Weather.com 

 

Mount Pavlof in Alaska Erupts, Spews Ash

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AccuWeather.com By Vickie Frantz, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer May 18, 2013; 3:31 PM

This photograph of the erutption of Mount Pavlof was taken by Theo Chesley on May 16, 2013.

 

Mount Pavlof, a volcano that is part of Alaska's Aleutian Arc, is currently erupting and sending ash 20,000 feet into the sky.

The volcano became active on Monday, and since that time gas and ash emissions have been increasing.

According to John Power Scientist with the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the biggest threat from the eruption is to air traffic in the area.

 

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Global Estimates 2012: People displaced by disasters

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IDMC - May 13, 2013

 

The Global Estimates report reveals that 32.4 million people were forced to flee their homes in 2012 by disasters such as floods, storms and earthquakes. While Asia and west and central Africa bore the brunt, 1.3 million were displaced in rich countries, with the USA particularly affected.

98% of all displacement in 2012 was related to climate- and weather-related events, with flood disasters in India and Nigeria accounting for 41% of global displacement in 2012. In India, monsoon floods displaced 6.9 million, and in Nigeria 6.1 million people were newly displaced. While over the past five years 81% of global displacement has occurred in Asia, in 2012 Africa had a record high for the region of 8.2 million people newly displaced, over four times more than in any of the previous four years.

 

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