Last year’s floods give way to drought along Gulf Coast; Fires burn in Colo., Ariz., Utah, Alaska; Reports of damage, hail and winds after storms in E. Mont.; SPC: Severe storms possible Mon., Tues. in N. Plains, W. Great Lakes; Heavy rain possible in Houston area on Fri.; Hooters boss offers to reimburse FEMA; M 4.7 quake hits N. Calif.; 500,000 displaced by severe monsoon flooding in India’s NE; Former Alberto hits Canadian Maritimes; Discovery crew has practice countdown
Fires and Drought: Last year’s floods give way to drought along Gulf Coast | Fires burn in Colo., Ariz., Utah, Alaska
Other Weather News: Reports of damage, hail and winds after storms in eastern Montana
Storm Prediction Center: Severe storms possible Mon., Tues. in N. Plains, W. Great Lakes
Heavy rain possible in Houston area on Friday
Hooters boss offers to reimburse FEMA
Quake Wire: Magnitude 4.7 earthquake hits N. California | Live quake info is in the right column of this page.
World Weather: 500,000 displaced by severe monsoon flooding in India’s northeast
Former Alberto hits the Canadian Maritimes
Space News: Discovery crew has practice countdown
Going by statistics, India is one of the countries worst affected by disasters in South Asia. Droughts, earthquakes, fires, floods and other sundry calamities have, from time to time, rained havoc on innocent lives. But, how much of an alarm do these calamities raise? Or are we now inured to such tragedies?
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