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School storm protection is spotty in US tornado zones
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
Herald reader Lynne Mckay sent us this clip of the lightning striking yesterday, if you film the upcoming storm... please…
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Lightning strikes Auckland
Lightning strikes are caught on camera as thunderstorms forecast for the city.
Oklahoma search almost complete
Many houses have "just been taken away. They're just sticks and bricks," Gov. Mary Fallin said, describing the 27 kilometre…
Heavy thunderstorms to deliver soaking
Heavy thunderstorms are expected to bring heavy rain to much of the country until the weekend.
Twister like bomb blast, says Kiwi
Aucklander Cam Rhodes has described a darkening sky, running from golf ball-sized hail and the sound of a "bomb exploding"…
Monster tornado: 'I can't breathe. My house is on top of me'
Soon after a monstrous, deadly tornado slammed into the community of Moore, Tiffany Thronesberry's phone…
Feet get a breather when AC turned off
Can socks, or rather an absence of them, save Pakistan this summer? In the latest directive from the country's caretaker…
Tornado a 'major disaster'
A powerful tornado has swept through a Midwestern US state leaving up to 91 people dead.
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Oklahoma: Huge tornado kills dozens
Dozens of people are dead after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City on Monday. Rescue crews are searching…
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Raw video: Waterspouts over Auckland
Two waterspouts have been spotted in Manukau Harbour, after a severe thunderstorm outlook was issued by MetService. This…
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Time-lapse of killer tornado
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Watch this time-lapse video of the Oklahoma tornado filmed from a news helicopter. courtesy of local…
National
Kiwirail workers drug tested after close call
KiwiRail has started random drug and alcohol testing for employees after a worker who failed to check his co-workers were…
Environment
Denniston Plateau coal mining approved
Bathurst Resources has been given the green light by the Government for its open cast coal mine on conservation land near…
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