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Irene? Too Normal: Queena, Gaston and Other Bizarre Hurricane Names

Yes, some people have jobs coming up with names for hurricanes. Easy? Not exactly.

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Teen YouTube Star Sucked Out Of Car By Joplin Tornado, Found Dead

UPDATE: Will Norton was found dead in Joplin on May 27, according to KMBC. The original story is below. Of the many people still missing in the wake of the Joplin tornado, one is a young YouTube celebrity who was sucked through the roof of his car while on his way home from his high [...]

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Flooding, Cyclones and Now Deadly Birds: Can Australia Catch a Break?

Thousands of humans have been displaced by the rampant flooding in Queensland state – but so have many animals. And some of the homeless creatures can be quite dangerous.

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The Cyclone After the Flood: Australia Braces for Cyclone Yasi, to Make Landfall Thursday

An already flood-battered Queensland is bracing itself for what could be the most violent cyclone to hit the state in recent history.

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Chicago Cyclone to Strike Today?

The Midwest is set to weather its worst storm in 70 years.

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The Oil Spill Hurricane? All Eyes Monitor Possible Tropical Storm

Out in the Caribbean Sea, forecasters are already watching a vast stretch of unstable weather – weather that now has a 40 percent chance of a coalescing into a tropical cyclone by Friday. (via NOAA)