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Rain grounded helicopters and added urgency to attempts on Thursday to drain an earthquake-created lake that was threatening to flood disaster victims in central China.

Nearly 90 tornadoes were reported in Kansas as of Monday, in a rough weather week that also included storms with large hail and record rainfall.

Using data from instruments in a constellation of NASA satellites, scientists have discovered that they can see deep inside of clouds. The satellites are taking first-of-a-kind measurements, shedding new light on the link between clouds, pollution and rainfall. Satellites Reveal Effect of Pollution on Clouds and Climate

Torrential rains that killed 28 people in southern China were forecast Wednesday to continue for the next three days.

Eighteen people have died in flooding in southern Guizhou province since Sunday, the official Xinhua News Agency reported late Tuesday. Twelve were missing.

More than 500,000 people in 17 cities and counties in Guizhou were affected, the news agency said. About 6,700 houses were damaged since rains started to fall.

Meanwhile, three people were killed by thunder and lightning after a storm in central Hubei province, the report said. It did not say when they died.

The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency today announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for Iowa to supplement state and local recovery ...

The death toll from torrential rains in China has climbed to 23, as three more deaths were confirmed in central Hubei province, state media reported.

Another week, another rumbling train of tornadoes that obliterates entire city blocks, smashing homes to their foundations and killing people even as they cower in their basements.

French skydiver Michel Fournier will make a second attempt today at his historic 40-kilometre leap out of a balloon at the edge of the stratosphere back to Earth.

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Central Madison County until 7:30 p.m., according to the National Weather Service in Memphis.

After months of putting up with brown lawns and dirty cars to conserve water, many residents of the drought-stricken Southeast are now paying sharp rate increases from utilities scrambling to make up lost ...

Dozens of fearless competitors braved gale force winds and torrential rain to take part in one of the country's most bizarre and dangerous sporting challenges - chasing a giant cheese down a steep slope.

China was preparing to dynamite rock, mud and rubble forming a dangerously large "quake lake" on Monday, hoping to avert a new disaster two weeks after a catastrophic tremor struck Sichuan province.

Officials at a Branson, Missouri theme park say three people were injured when high winds knocked part of a tree onto a trolley.

Thunderstorms caused many patrons at the Silver Dollar City park to leave or seek shelter Sunday afternoon.

Spokeswoman Lisa Rau says a 20-foot-long section of a tree fell onto a trolley taking people back to their cars at about 5 p.m.

Rau says a 36-year-old pregnant woman was taken to the hospital by ambulance. An 8-year-old girl and her mother also were injured.

Authorities say severe thunderstorms packing large hail and tornadoes rumbled across the nation's midsection on Sunday, killing at least eight people and damaging dozens of homes.

Seven killed in central Iowa Two-year-old child killed in Minnesota "Unusually high death toll" AT least eight people were killed today by tornadoes and violent thunderstorms spawned by a powerful spring storm ...

The National Weather Service has issued a storm warning for the northwest corner of the state, where conditions could lead to a hailstorm or even a tornado.

Large hail and reported tornadoes damaged a grain elevator in Iowa and tore up homes in Minnesota on Sunday as severe thunderstorms moved across the Midwest.

The Butler County sheriff's department said a possible tornado touched down in northeast Iowa, and authorities were investigating some reports of injuries. There were reports of damage to Parkersburg, Iowa, a town of roughly 1,000, and rural areas outside of town.

North of the Twin Cities, multiple homes were damaged in Hugo, which appeared to be the hardest hit, the National Weather Service said. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

Here's the latest forecast from the National Weather Service: Today: Sunny, with a high near 77.

Severe thunderstorms have left about 8,500 customers without power in South Florida.

This photo, supplied by the United Nations, shows a middle school in Yingxiu, one of the hardest hit towns near the epicenter of the quake,which lies in ruins in China during a visit by U.N. Secretary-General ...