<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - national-weather-service</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/national-weather-service</link><description>Newsvine - national-weather-service</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:51:58 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 15:02:33 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>PLEASE CHECK IN -  Officials: 6 dead, hundreds injured in Texas storm -</title>
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A possible tornado cut a wide swath through north Texas on Wednesday night, killing at least three people and injuring more than 100 others, officials said.
There were "multiple fatalities" in the wake of the storm that touched down in Granbury, said Kathy Jividen, a spokeswom&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rescue dogs62]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rescue dogs62]]></source><link>http://onesearch4-2.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/16/18286805-please-check-in-officials-6-dead-hundreds-injured-in-texas-storm</link><guid>http://onesearch4-2.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/16/18286805-please-check-in-officials-6-dead-hundreds-injured-in-texas-storm</guid><category>tornado</category><category>us-news</category><category>u-s-news</category><category>national-weather-service</category><category>dallas-watches</category><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 05:08:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=onesearch4-2B21A9D20-6CF5-F9C8-DF68-2A1627ABE45A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=onesearch4-2B21A9D20-6CF5-F9C8-DF68-2A1627ABE45A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Storm moving eastward brings flooding, some drought relief, to Texas - U.S. News</title>
<description><![CDATA[A massive "southern soaker" storm system moving across the Midwest,  South and East brought heavy rain and flooding to parts of Texas on  Wednesday, and provided a bit of relief from a long-running drought in  some areas.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[J. Rene Ward]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[J. Rene Ward]]></source><link>http://best-agents-in-tx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/10/16450290-storm-moving-eastward-brings-flooding-some-drought-relief-to-texas-us-news</link><guid>http://best-agents-in-tx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/10/16450290-storm-moving-eastward-brings-flooding-some-drought-relief-to-texas-us-news</guid><category>texas</category><category>flooding</category><category>storm</category><category>rain</category><category>relief</category><category>environment</category><category>drought</category><category>national-weather-service</category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:53:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Storms to continue after damaging tornadoes | National News  - WAPT Home</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phyllis-3324111]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Phyllis-3324111]]></source><link>http://phyllis3324111.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/26/16160980-storms-to-continue-after-damaging-tornadoes-national-news-wapt-home</link><guid>http://phyllis3324111.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/26/16160980-storms-to-continue-after-damaging-tornadoes-national-news-wapt-home</guid><category>global-warming</category><category>climate-change</category><category>uk-news</category><category>noaa</category><category>national-weather-service</category><category>eurovine</category><category>weathervine</category><category>us-news-and-views</category><category>watch-weather-alerts32</category><category>mississippi-world-news</category><category>toronadoes</category><category>david-saraceno</category><category>wapt-news-weather</category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 09:40:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Phyllis332411193E79B36-ADC6-E97E-4896-F303CFB1A171.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Phyllis332411193E79B36-ADC6-E97E-4896-F303CFB1A171.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Agencies tamp down speculation over hollow-point ammo purchases | Fox News</title>
<description><![CDATA[As for concern about the type of bullets -- hollow points, which expand upon impact -- the statement said the type is "standard issue" and is used during "mandatory quarterly firearms qualifications and other training sessions." Read more: ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[jetmech55]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[jetmech55]]></source><link>http://jmhjetmech.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/19/13365943-agencies-tamp-down-speculation-over-hollow-point-ammo-purchases-fox-news</link><guid>http://jmhjetmech.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/19/13365943-agencies-tamp-down-speculation-over-hollow-point-ammo-purchases-fox-news</guid><category>politics</category><category>social-security</category><category>national-oceanic</category><category>atmospheric-administration</category><category>social-security-administration</category><category>national-weather-service</category><category>social-securitys</category><pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2012 22:30:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=jmhjetmechABBCA058-2D9C-8212-2A7E-9A7EB5F75859.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="128" width="128" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=jmhjetmechABBCA058-2D9C-8212-2A7E-9A7EB5F75859.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>THIS Is Why The NOAA Supposedly Ordered 46,000 Rounds Of Ammunition - Business Insider</title>
<description><![CDATA[Last night we put up a post mentioning that the&nbsp;National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) placed a request for 46,000 rounds of mostly hollow point, copper jacketed, .40 caliber rounds of ammunition.
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The order was attributed to the National Weather Serv&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[bore-head007]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[bore-head007]]></source><link>http://bore-head007.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/15/13295689-this-is-why-the-noaa-supposedly-ordered-46000-rounds-of-ammunition-business-insider</link><guid>http://bore-head007.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/15/13295689-this-is-why-the-noaa-supposedly-ordered-46000-rounds-of-ammunition-business-insider</guid><category>us-news</category><category>noaa</category><category>national-weather-service</category><category>noaa-fisheries-office-of-law-enforcement</category><category>63-noaa-enforcement-personnel</category><category>111-special-agents-and-23-enforcement-officers</category><pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:27:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bore-head0071F47406A-ED82-3FDB-D227-494E73B3263E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bore-head0071F47406A-ED82-3FDB-D227-494E73B3263E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>National Weather Service Follows DHS In Huge Ammo Purchase </title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[alnam506]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[alnam506]]></source><link>http://the-truth-will-set-you-free.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/14/13276198-national-weather-service-follows-dhs-in-huge-ammo-purchase</link><guid>http://the-truth-will-set-you-free.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/14/13276198-national-weather-service-follows-dhs-in-huge-ammo-purchase</guid><category>us-news</category><category>dhs</category><category>national-weather-service</category><category>ammo-purchase</category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:36:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-truth-will-set-you-free27814842-EF90-5E76-0238-EF6FFDC76D73.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="104" width="340" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-truth-will-set-you-free27814842-EF90-5E76-0238-EF6FFDC76D73.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="37" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Drought dries up stretch of Platte River, slows barges on lower Mississippi -</title>
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It's not just on land where drought is taking a toll: a 100-mile stretch of the Platte River has dried up, while barges along the lower Mississippi are having to carry less cargo in order to navigate shallower water.
The Mississippi impact is one that goes far beyond the immed&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rescue dogs62]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rescue dogs62]]></source><link>http://onesearch4-2.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/04/13113796-drought-dries-up-stretch-of-platte-river-slows-barges-on-lower-mississippi</link><guid>http://onesearch4-2.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/04/13113796-drought-dries-up-stretch-of-platte-river-slows-barges-on-lower-mississippi</guid><category>trade</category><category>global-warming</category><category>fish</category><category>drought</category><category>climate-change</category><category>mississippi-river</category><category>us-news</category><category>u-s-news</category><category>national-weather-service</category><pubDate>Sat, 4 Aug 2012 06:19:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=onesearch4-2EC15EABD-50B5-3DED-C91E-F2613A2EA962.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="296" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=onesearch4-2EC15EABD-50B5-3DED-C91E-F2613A2EA962.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>(Video) Rare Mountain Tornado Photographed at 12,000 feet</title>
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A tornado was caught on film at the crest of Colorado's Mount Evans on Saturday. The twister was discovered at 11,900 feet, making it the second highest ever recorded by the National Weather Service. "It's not unprecedented to have tornadoes in the mountains. But they are rare,&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[newsguru]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[newsguru]]></source><link>http://newsguru.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/31/13056060-video-rare-mountain-tornado-photographed-at-12000-feet</link><guid>http://newsguru.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/31/13056060-video-rare-mountain-tornado-photographed-at-12000-feet</guid><category>weather</category><category>rare</category><category>nature</category><category>photos</category><category>photo</category><category>tornado</category><category>tornadoes</category><category>us-news</category><category>pictures</category><category>pic</category><category>national-weather-service</category><category>highest-ever</category><category>mountain-tornado</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 21:43:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=newsguru8B0225FF-76EE-4350-D947-F58F1B890F16.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=newsguru8B0225FF-76EE-4350-D947-F58F1B890F16.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Heat wave clings to eastern U.S. amid power outages - chicagotribune.com</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phyllis-3324111]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Phyllis-3324111]]></source><link>http://phyllis3324111.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/01/12509148-heat-wave-clings-to-eastern-us-amid-power-outages-chicagotribunecom</link><guid>http://phyllis3324111.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/01/12509148-heat-wave-clings-to-eastern-us-amid-power-outages-chicagotribunecom</guid><category>fema</category><category>epa</category><category>climate-change</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>national-weather-service</category><category>chesapeake-bay</category><category>virginia-department</category><category>consolidated-edison</category><category>us-world-news</category><category>weathervine</category><category>earth-news</category><category>us-news-and-views</category><category>john-kasich</category><category>earthon</category><category>eastern-storms</category><category>power-outagesatlantic-county</category><category>paul-thomasch</category><category>susan-guyett</category><category>ed-mcdonough</category><pubDate>Sun, 1 Jul 2012 16:32:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Storms kill 6, leave millions powerless in U.S. - Xinhua | English.news.cn</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phyllis-3324111]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Phyllis-3324111]]></source><link>http://phyllis3324111.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/30/12500975-storms-kill-6-leave-millions-powerless-in-us-xinhua-englishnewscn</link><guid>http://phyllis3324111.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/30/12500975-storms-kill-6-leave-millions-powerless-in-us-xinhua-englishnewscn</guid><category>climate-change</category><category>noaa</category><category>national-weather-service</category><category>us-world-news</category><category>weathervine</category><category>us-news-and-views</category><category>midwest-united-states</category><category>massachusetts-heights</category><pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2012 22:01:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title> Keep Your Pets Cool In a Heat Wave </title>
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Hot weather tips
Never leave your pets in a parked car.
Shade and water are a must.
Limit exercise on hot days
Recognize the signs of heatstroke
Freeze up some treats for your canine friends. Help your dog chill out with these quick and easy DIY popsicles, made from peanut&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cynergy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cynergy]]></source><link>http://cynergy.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/17/12267046-keep-your-pets-cool-in-a-heat-wave</link><guid>http://cynergy.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/17/12267046-keep-your-pets-cool-in-a-heat-wave</guid><category>world-news</category><category>humane-society</category><category>national-weather-service</category><category>hot-car</category><category>pet-safety</category><category>diy-chilling-stations</category><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2012 16:46:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Birmingham National Weather Service takes to Twitter to get out severe weather warnings | al.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- National Weather Service forecasters in Birmingham now have new way to reach people with warnings about severe weather: Twitter.
Starting today you can follow the weather service @NWSBirmingham on Twitter, the online social networking site.
To look at a s&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[TrulyLovinMe1976]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TrulyLovinMe1976]]></source><link>http://dhjohnson1976.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/05/12072678-birmingham-national-weather-service-takes-to-twitter-to-get-out-severe-weather-warnings-alcom</link><guid>http://dhjohnson1976.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/05/12072678-birmingham-national-weather-service-takes-to-twitter-to-get-out-severe-weather-warnings-alcom</guid><category>weather</category><category>us-news</category><category>birmingham</category><category>national-weather-service</category><category>nws</category><pubDate>Tue, 5 Jun 2012 21:27:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=dhjohnson19762744F5A3-7B78-4E60-D9C2-BB4E7192AA32.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="86" width="155" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=dhjohnson19762744F5A3-7B78-4E60-D9C2-BB4E7192AA32.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="67" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>NOAA comes under criticism again, this time over National Weather Service funding | SouthCoastToday.com</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[bore-head007]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[bore-head007]]></source><link>http://bore-head007.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/05/12069638-noaa-comes-under-criticism-again-this-time-over-national-weather-service-funding-southcoasttodaycom</link><guid>http://bore-head007.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/05/12069638-noaa-comes-under-criticism-again-this-time-over-national-weather-service-funding-southcoasttodaycom</guid><category>us-news</category><category>noaa</category><category>national-weather-service</category><category>sen-scott-brown</category><category>u-s-rep-barney-frank</category><category>embattled-head-dr-jane-lubchenco</category><category>budgetary-ponzi-scheme</category><category>further-scandal</category><category>widespread-misuse-of-funds-at-its-office-of-law-enforcement</category><category>administrator-lubchenco-should-be-fired</category><pubDate>Tue, 5 Jun 2012 16:48:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bore-head007B4C5A501-22CD-F894-691E-00A319C11D8E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="143" width="164" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bore-head007B4C5A501-22CD-F894-691E-00A319C11D8E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="105" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Weather Service improperly shifted government funds - CNN.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[Washington (CNN) -- The director of the National Weather Service announced his sudden retirement last week after an internal investigation found the agency shifted some of its funding internally without asking Congress, according to officials familiar with the situation.
Jack Ha&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[bore-head007]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[bore-head007]]></source><link>http://bore-head007.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/31/11992045-weather-service-improperly-shifted-government-funds-cnncom</link><guid>http://bore-head007.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/31/11992045-weather-service-improperly-shifted-government-funds-cnncom</guid><category>director</category><category>us-news</category><category>national-weather-service</category><category>sudden-retirement</category><category>jane-lubchenco</category><category>r-maine</category><category>sen-olympia-snowe</category><category>internal-investigation-found-the-agency-shifted-some-of-its-funding</category><category>national-weather-service-employees-organization</category><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 17:01:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bore-head007EC4109C9-10BC-D71F-EB89-4B25F7DEBF60.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="143" width="164" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bore-head007EC4109C9-10BC-D71F-EB89-4B25F7DEBF60.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="105" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Forest wildfire becomes largest in NM history     | Nation &amp; World | The Seattle Times</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eagle Averro]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Eagle Averro]]></source><link>http://eagleaverro.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/30/11966407-forest-wildfire-becomes-largest-in-nm-history-nation-world-the-seattle-times</link><guid>http://eagleaverro.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/30/11966407-forest-wildfire-becomes-largest-in-nm-history-nation-world-the-seattle-times</guid><category>evolution</category><category>global-warming</category><category>environment</category><category>forest-service</category><category>not-news</category><category>national-weather-service</category><category>bush-fires</category><category>new-mexicos</category><category>el-ninio</category><category>nuclear-facility-environment</category><pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 22:06:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=EagleAverro4996C580-C98C-D590-9909-1D5B591C291B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="179" width="296" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=EagleAverro4996C580-C98C-D590-9909-1D5B591C291B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Midwest Braces for 'Life Threatening' Tornadoes: w/ Link to Live Stormchasers</title>
<description><![CDATA[OMAHA, NE - Baseball-sized hail is breaking windows and tearing the siding off homes in northeast Nebraska, and forecasters are warning residents across the nation's midsection to brace for "life threatening" storms.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/14/11201257-midwest-braces-for-life-threatening-tornadoes-w-link-to-live-stormchasers</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/14/11201257-midwest-braces-for-life-threatening-tornadoes-w-link-to-live-stormchasers</guid><category>weather</category><category>storms</category><category>midwest</category><category>violent</category><category>tornadoes</category><category>us-news</category><category>danger</category><category>live</category><category>link</category><category>national-weather-service</category><category>nws</category><category>life-threatening</category><category>storm-chasers</category><pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:32:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad0467103C6ECC-3560-0B2D-1194-2AD3FE32E0A2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad0467103C6ECC-3560-0B2D-1194-2AD3FE32E0A2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>'UNSURVIVABLE!' New Tornado Warnings Aim to Scare</title>
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Even expert storm chases would have struggled to decipher the difference between the tornado warnings sent last May before severe weather hit Joplin and, a few days later, headed again toward downtown Kansas City.
The first tornado was a massive EF-5 tw&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></source><link>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/01/10969358-unsurvivable-new-tornado-warnings-aim-to-scare</link><guid>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/01/10969358-unsurvivable-new-tornado-warnings-aim-to-scare</guid><category>weather</category><category>arizona</category><category>kansas</category><category>alabama</category><category>north-carolina</category><category>missouri</category><category>phoenix</category><category>us-news</category><category>top-news</category><category>lifestyle</category><category>us-new</category><category>national-weather-service</category><category>meterologist</category><category>tornadoe</category><category>climiate</category><category>extreme-warnings</category><category>unsurvivable</category><pubDate>Sun, 1 Apr 2012 18:51:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattlerDCE763EC-FC46-1312-2EF7-BCEA0B4D99C3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattlerDCE763EC-FC46-1312-2EF7-BCEA0B4D99C3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Month ends with record-breaking temps</title>
<description><![CDATA[Northwest Missouri&rsquo;s hard-to-figure winter continued Monday with record-breaking temperatures and golfers hitting the links in droves.
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It was one obvious sign that illustrated the vast difference between the region&rsquo;s past two winters and a season that has fai&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[J. Lemert Whitmer]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[J. Lemert Whitmer]]></source><link>http://lem4546567.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/31/10280921-month-ends-with-record-breaking-temps</link><guid>http://lem4546567.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/31/10280921-month-ends-with-record-breaking-temps</guid><category>weather</category><category>st-joseph</category><category>us-news</category><category>national-weather-service</category><category>ray-scherer</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:05:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>8 months after devastating tornado, Missouri hospital to be demolished </title>
<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, the cross will be loaded onto a truck bed and will lead the way from the old hospital to the site of a new facility during a dual demolition-groundbreaking ceremony.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[J. Lemert Whitmer]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[J. Lemert Whitmer]]></source><link>http://lem4546567.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/28/10261648-8-months-after-devastating-tornado-missouri-hospital-to-be-demolished</link><guid>http://lem4546567.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/28/10261648-8-months-after-devastating-tornado-missouri-hospital-to-be-demolished</guid><category>us-news</category><category>national-weather-service</category><category>johns-mercy-hospital</category><category>demolishing-joplins</category><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:38:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Lem4546567BFD9DC50-D989-0738-4D3C-0DA10E034CDB.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="360" width="270" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Lem4546567BFD9DC50-D989-0738-4D3C-0DA10E034CDB.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Ice in Bering Sea threatens crab fishery: Commerical Fishing | Alaska news at adn.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[Sea ice is encroaching unusually early on the central Bering Sea, threatening to grind Alaska's economically important snow crab fishery to a halt at the peak of the season, leaving crabbers facing major losses.
Earlier-than-expected ice is moving south over prime crabbing groun&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[bore-head007]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[bore-head007]]></source><link>http://bore-head007.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/26/10245201-ice-in-bering-sea-threatens-crab-fishery-commerical-fishing-alaska-news-at-adncom</link><guid>http://bore-head007.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/26/10245201-ice-in-bering-sea-threatens-crab-fishery-commerical-fishing-alaska-news-at-adncom</guid><category>us-news</category><category>bering-sea</category><category>national-weather-service</category><category>crab-fishery</category><category>snow-crab-fishery</category><category>earlier-than-expected-ice</category><category>bering-sea-fishermens-association</category><category>devastating-economic-impact-on-crabbers</category><category>alaska-department-of-fish-and-game-in-dutch-harbor</category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:16:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bore-head007D243DA63-0B74-3982-0D1D-18CE070A8265.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bore-head007D243DA63-0B74-3982-0D1D-18CE070A8265.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Flood Advisory Extended For Big Island</title>
<description><![CDATA[If you're Traveling to the Big Island be careful where you go.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fletch-495299]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Fletch-495299]]></source><link>http://fletch-1.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/16/10169624-flood-advisory-extended-for-big-island</link><guid>http://fletch-1.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/16/10169624-flood-advisory-extended-for-big-island</guid><category>hawaii</category><category>us-news</category><category>big-island</category><category>national-weather-service</category><category>kitvcom-all</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:26:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fletch-1E71A38BC-6DD2-8936-E155-AB9EE8005452.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="90" width="120" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fletch-1E71A38BC-6DD2-8936-E155-AB9EE8005452.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Strong winds knock out power at LAX and in Venice - latimes.com</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[anakinskychiefer]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[anakinskychiefer]]></source><link>http://anakinskychiefer.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/01/9134531-strong-winds-knock-out-power-at-lax-and-in-venice-latimescom</link><guid>http://anakinskychiefer.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/01/9134531-strong-winds-knock-out-power-at-lax-and-in-venice-latimescom</guid><category>federal-aviation-administration</category><category>us-news</category><category>los-angeles-times</category><category>national-weather-service</category><category>walk-street</category><category>credit-alan-hagman</category><category>andrew-blankstein</category><pubDate>Thu, 1 Dec 2011 09:12:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=anakinskychiefer68C02512-38C1-72A0-8C1B-284D56CAFE4F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="67" width="120" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=anakinskychiefer68C02512-38C1-72A0-8C1B-284D56CAFE4F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="67" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Wind gusts near 100 mph reported; about 25,500 without power - latimes.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[Wind gusts of 97 mph were reported at Whitaker Peak in the Angeles National Forest as the number of people without power Wednesday night continued to grow, officials said.About 25,500 customers in areas served by Southern California Edison were without power, the utility said.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[anakinskychiefer]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[anakinskychiefer]]></source><link>http://anakinskychiefer.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/01/9134496-wind-gusts-near-100-mph-reported-about-25500-without-power-latimescom</link><guid>http://anakinskychiefer.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/01/9134496-wind-gusts-near-100-mph-reported-about-25500-without-power-latimescom</guid><category>world-news</category><category>los-angeles-times</category><category>santa-ana</category><category>santa-monica</category><category>angeles-national-forest</category><category>national-weather-service</category><category>southern-california-edison</category><category>whitaker-peak</category><category>related-winds</category><category>la-ca-ada</category><pubDate>Thu, 1 Dec 2011 09:09:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=anakinskychiefer08F258AE-F107-F2E8-D32C-591C26236869.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="67" width="120" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=anakinskychiefer08F258AE-F107-F2E8-D32C-591C26236869.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="67" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Evacuation order issued with 'epic' 100-mph storm expected to hit Alaska </title>
<description><![CDATA[Evacuation order issued with 'epic' 100-mph storm expected to hit Alaska]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Arieus]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Arieus]]></source><link>http://kissmygrits1.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/09/8717924-evacuation-order-issued-with-epic-100-mph-storm-expected-to-hit-alaska</link><guid>http://kissmygrits1.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/09/8717924-evacuation-order-issued-with-epic-100-mph-storm-expected-to-hit-alaska</guid><category>homeland-security</category><category>us-news</category><category>emergency-management</category><category>national-weather-service</category><category>national-snow</category><category>mark-begich</category><category>stephen-kearney</category><category>noaa-this</category><category>jason-barnett</category><category>annmarie-rudstrom</category><category>norton-bay</category><pubDate>Wed, 9 Nov 2011 15:37:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The National Weather Service as socialist plot</title>
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I really have to hand it to Fox News: they always know just what side of any story they are supposed to promote, and are often quicker to leap to that all-important conclusion than anyone else would dare.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[redsfan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[redsfan]]></source><link>http://redsfan.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/04/7601301-the-national-weather-service-as-socialistplot</link><guid>http://redsfan.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/04/7601301-the-national-weather-service-as-socialistplot</guid><category>global-warming</category><category>politics</category><category>climate-change</category><category>fox-news</category><category>national-weather-service</category><category>right-wing-lies</category><category>public-welfare</category><category>tea-party-republicans</category><pubDate>Sun, 4 Sep 2011 16:42:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>