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Tornado: Science behind the destruction
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Photo: Texas twisters
Several tornadoes that touched down in Oklahoma, Kansas and Iowa were part of a massive, northeastward-moving storm system…
Govt doubles funding for new major science projects
The Government will dedicate an extra $70 million to its National Science Challenges, more than doubling its funding for…
Peter Bromhead: New-age-renaissance-man
"I see ..." murmured the caregiver, "... that John le Carre is still producing a new book every year and he's older than…
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Raw: Tightrope walk between Cathedral spires
An Austrian daredevil on Friday became the first man…
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Major detours following bridge collapse
A truck hauling an oversized load of drilling equipment…
Wellington selected for UN-Habitat resilience programme
Wellington's natural disaster risk makes it ideal for a new United Nations programme which aims to help cities recover from…
Drought could cost West Coast millions
The worst drought in 40 years could cost the West Coast tens of millions of dollars in lost revenue, a leading West Coast…
Family on edge after slip
A family's Otumoetai home was left metres from a major slip last night after heavy rain washed away part of the property. Princess…
Quake kills 186, China rushes relief
An earthquake in China's Sichuan province killed at least 186 people, injured more than 11,000 and left nearly two dozen…
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Flood risk for Auckland
Auckland faces a high risk of coastal flooding tonight as a king tide combines with a sub tropical low…
Weather experts predict polar blast
Winter looks set to arrive on schedule as weather experts predict a southerly polar blast to ice the country early next…
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Mixed weather for the country
Weather analyst Philip Duncan lets us know what to expect in terms of weather this weekend which is shaping up to be a wet…
School storm protection is spotty in US tornado zones
With its single-story design and cinder-block walls, Plaza Towers Elementary School may have seemed sturdy when it was built…
Tornado damage could top US$2b
The tornado that tore through an Oklahoma City suburb destroyed or damaged as many as 13,000 homes and…
Storm chaser joins rescue
Neill Ellis says seeing the twister's destruction was terrible, and the noise was "very, very scary".
We are by your side, says Obama
President Barack Obama vowed that the United States would stand behind Oklahoma as it struggled to fill the "empty spaces"…
NZ zapped by lightning strikes
More than 1000 lightning strikes have been recorded across NZ today, and more are expected, as a band of thunderstorms moves…
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Oklahoma: Images of devastation, reunion
Residents of the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore sift through the remnants of their homes and parents embrace children outside…
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Lightning strike: Herald reader video
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Herald reader Lynne Mckay sent us this clip of the lightning striking yesterday, if you film the upcoming…
Earthquakes
Powerful 8.0 earthquake strikes Russia
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A powerful earthquake has hit Russia's Far East with slight tremors spreading westwards as far as Moscow. Marina…
Christchurch earthquake
Key visits Christchurch construction sites
Prime Minister John Key visited three major construction…
USAR teams imitating Christchurch quake in training
Urban Search and Rescue teams spent a month crawling…
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