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Corn Disaster: Rain Coming, But Not Enough

Essentially, most of these areas are beyond hope for a significant crop this year.

(STATE COLLEGE, PA ) - AccuWeather.com reports additional corn crop failures are likely, due to too little rain and too much heat through the middle of August.

Storm Surge Report Reveals More Than Four Million U.S. Homes at Risk for Hurricane Storm-Surge Flooding

—Total value of U.S. residential property at risk exceeds $700 billion—

(SANTA ANA, CA) - The 2012 CoreLogic Storm Surge Report provides the first-ever property-level analysis of residential property risk along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts.

Information is broken down by region and by individual state, in addition to a snapshot of risk within previously reported major metro areas.

Saturday Tornado Toll: 95+ Tornadoes, 5 Dead

Includes updates on other notable storm reports from Saturday and Saturday night.

(STATE COLLEGE, PA) - AccuWeather.com reports tornadic thunderstorms ravaged parts of the Plains Saturday and Saturday night, killing at least five people and leaving behind incredible destruction.

Drought Affecting Thousands in Somaliland

“Even the families with some livestock can't buy food due to the high prices” - Abdi-Rashid Sh. Mohamed, an elderly man in Baki.

(CHENNAI, India) - Officials in the self-declared republic of Somaliland are appealing for food aid and potable water for thousands of families who have lost their livelihoods in the current drought.

“You can see from far children running to the road waving empty bottles asking you for water and bread or biscuits,” Hussein Muhumed Hog, Somaliland's health minister, told IRIN.

Local Flooding Possible-Sand and Sandbags Available

Please report flooding, trees down or sandbag needs to 503-588-6333.

(SALEM) - The city of Salem is no stranger to flooding, and residents particularly along the city's rivers, creeks and streams are taking precautionary measures to prevent damage from accumulated high waters.

All Salem Urban streams remain remain below their action levels. Willamette River reached action level overnight but all roads remain open.

Are Tornadoes Attracted to Mobile Homes?

If a mobile home is not tied down, it can tip with winds as low as 55 miles per hour...

(STATE COLLEGE, PA) - AccuWeather.com reports in the wake of a tornado, it's not uncommon to see images of devastating damage in mobile home communities while surrounding site-built homes appear relatively unscathed.

Above-Normal Number of Tornadoes Expected in 2012

Whether tornadoes hit highly populated areas like they did last year is harder to pinpoint.

(STATE COLLEGE, PA) - AccuWeather.com reports following a near-record number of tornadoes in 2011, an active severe weather season with above-normal tornadoes is expected in 2012.

There were 1,709 tornadoes in 2011, falling short of the record 1,817 tornadoes set in 2004. In comparison, the average number of tornadoes over the past decade is around 1,300.

Why Was 2011 Such a Deadly Tornado Year?

Tornadoes hit many cities and communities outside of "Tornado Alley"

(STATE COLLEGE, PA) - AccuWeather.com reports last year, 2011, went down in the record books as the fourth deadliest tornado year ever in the United States with 550 fatalities.

1925 was the deadliest year in the U.S., with 794 killed, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Mysteries and Messages in our Mesmerizing Comets

It is not simply a coincidence that Come Holmes and Comet Halley appeared to have exploded 1.3 to 1.5 billion miles from the Sun.

(SAN DIEGO) - Comets are the most researched phenomenon for over 100 years. If you check the Wikipedia report regarding Comet Hyakutake and compare it to the following “Flash News” report issued over 25 years ago, you will understand why they are not understood...

Human Toll From Deadly Cold in Eastern Europe Passes 600

The death toll sailed past 300 people in Russia and the Ukraine alone.

(SALEM) - Record freezing temperatures in Eastern Europe have claimed the lives of over 600 people, it was reported Wednesday, by officials in the Czech Republic that the blinding show was also behind two massive car crashes.