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USAToday.com News
03/11/2010 - One killed as tornadoes rip across ArkansasOne person was killed after tornadoes cut a path through Arkansas, ripping off rooftops and downing power lines along the way, ...

03/11/2010 - Thursday's forecast: Flooding rains for SoutheastUnsettled weather is forecast to continue throughout the southeastern and central USA on Thursday.

03/11/2010 - Forecasters predict active hurricane seasonMeteorologists are predicting an active 2010 hurricane season with above-normal threats on the U.S. coastline.

03/11/2010 - Questions about research slow climate change effortsLeaked e-mails, punctured arguments lead to closer scrutiny of climate science.

03/10/2010 - El Nino could whip up more active tornado seasonWeather forecasters say the wetter-than-usual El Nino winter that has blasted much of the United States could be followed by ...

03/11/2010 - March 2010 highs and lowsUSA TODAY tracks the national high and low temperatures across the USA each day.

03/10/2010 - Tornado hits Okla.; no injuries reportedAt least five homes and a barn owned by the county government were destroyed and other structures were damaged Monday by a large ...

03/08/2010 - Heavy snows in Va. heat up debate on global warmingSome people seem to think this winter's snows prove that global warming is a bunch of hot air.

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AccuWeather.com News
03/11/2010 - Major Storm to Inundate Northeast
Another bad storm is aimed at the Northeast, folks, but this one won't be snow.

03/11/2010 - Weekend Flood Factors
The region from West Virginia to New York and southern New England will be

03/11/2010 - Florida Pelted by Rain
Florida will be pelted by rain Thursday night and Friday. The greatest amount

03/11/2010 - Surprising Canadian Warmth This Winter
Even as much of the United States suffered bouts of punishing cold and

03/11/2010 - AccuWeather.com RSS CenterDiscover more weather feeds at the AccuWeather.com RSS Center

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NOAA News
03/10/2010 - NOAA: U.S. Winter and February Cooler Than AverageNOAA’s State of the Climate report for the winter season and the month of February state that temperatures were below normal for the contiguous United States. The winter season was wetter than normal; however precipitation in February alone was slightly below average.

03/04/2010 - Newest NOAA Geostationary Satellite Reaches OrbitNOAA and NASA officials announced a new Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES), launched tonight, successfully reached its initial orbit, joining four other GOES spacecraft that help NOAA forecasters track life-threatening weather and solar activity.

02/24/2010 - Statement by Eric Schwaab, NOAA Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, on Today’s “United We Fish” Rally at Capitol HillI know the key to any successful fishery management program is active involvement by commercial and recreational fishermen as well as other interested stakeholders.

02/19/2010 - NOAA FY2011 Budget InformationPresident Proposes Key Investments in NOAA 2011 Budget. More information at http://www.noaa.gov/budget

02/19/2010 - Monica Medina Appointed U.S. Commissioner to International Whaling CommissionMonica Medina, Commerce Department principal deputy under secretary for oceans and atmosphere, has been appointed the U.S. commissioner for the International Whaling Commission by President Barack Obama.

02/17/2010 - NOAA National Weather Service to Use New Hurricane Wind ScaleNOAA’s National Weather Service will use a new hurricane scale this season called the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. The scale keeps the same wind speed ranges as the original Saffir-Simpson Scale but storm surge and flooding prediction have been dropped.

02/08/2010 - Announcing the New Assistant Administrator for NOAA FisheriesMessage from NOAA Administrator, Dr. Jane Lubchenco.

02/08/2010 - Commerce Department Proposes Establishment of NOAA Climate ServiceU.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced the intent to create a NOAA Climate Service line office dedicated to bringing together the agency’s strong climate science and service delivery capabilities.