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It continued to bring drenching rain to much of the state along with the threat of tornadoes. As of 5 p.m. Thu, 06 Jun 2013 23:20:00 +0200 usaToday en usaToday-b326e9257fcf8f07d6d5ea191432b6be NaturalDisasters 28.6535391673714 -82.4751710549983 20130606232000 http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2013/06/06/tropical-storm-andrea-florida-east-coast/2395481/ A satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shows Tropical Storm Andrea, the first named storm of the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, intensifying on June 6 in the Gulf of Mexico. The storm is expected to make landfall later today near Steinhatchee, Florida. Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:19:00 +0200 usaToday en usaToday-7f6aa107a9a95d795610ebfb275962c8 NaturalDisasters 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 29.665661 -83.395432 23.30514 -106.476799 20130606221900 http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/06/02/tornadoes-summer-violent-weather-hurricane/2382307/ A tornado onslaught that pummeled Oklahoma twice in 12 days and killed 34 people there is likely to ebb this week, setting the stage for a new focus for the nation's storm outlook: hurricanes. Meteorologists are watching the Gulf of Mexico for development of a tropical storm that could drench Florida later in the week. Mon, 03 Jun 2013 01:18:00 +0200 usaToday en usaToday-bbef456d3cbd6516331a9596a1100897 NaturalDisasters 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 20130603011800 http://www.france24.com/en/20130601-tornadoes-oklahoma-city-usa?ns_campaign=editorial&ns_source=RSS_public&ns_mchannel=RSS&ns_fee=0&ns_linkname=20130601_tornadoes_oklahoma_city_usa Just two weeks after a huge twister devastated the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, the region was once again struck by deadly tornadoes on Friday, with five people confirmed killed, including a mother and child. Sat, 01 Jun 2013 09:17:00 +0200 france24-en en france24-en-23fc4cba00663357952cf6d5bd9b42c6 Echo NaturalDisasters 35.4896 -97.5303 20130601091700 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/31/oklahoma-city-tornado_n_3369308.html OKLAHOMA CITY -- Tornadoes rolled in from the prairie and slammed Oklahoma City and its suburbs on Friday, crumbling cars and tractor-trailers along a major interstate and leading to numerous injuries. The broad storm hit during the evening rush hour, causing havoc on Interstate 40, a major artery connecting suburbs east and west of the city. Sat, 01 Jun 2013 04:28:00 +0200 huffingtonpost-Italia-en en huffingtonpost-Italia-en-2ad156cd88475ceb7ee9474008eab976 EU-USA NaturalDisasters 35.4896 -97.5303 20130601042800 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/473433/20130531/tropical-storm-barbara-hurricane-barbara-2013-death-toll-hurricane-barbara-2-dead-14-missing-mexico-.htm Tropical storm Barbara, formerly Hurricane Barbara, left two dead are drowning from flood-related conditions and 14 missing in Mexico following Wednesday's storm. Fri, 31 May 2013 22:03:00 +0200 ibtimes-uk en ibtimes-uk-720ffa5eb2422b208ca7b95d7ce35f2f NaturalDisasters 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 20130531220300 http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/473433/20130601/tropical-storm-barbara-hurricane-barbara-2013-death-toll-hurricane-barbara-2-dead-14-missing-mexico-.htm Tropical storm Barbara, formerly Hurricane Barbara, left two dead are drowning from flood-related conditions and 14 missing in Mexico following Wednesday's storm. Fri, 31 May 2013 21:04:00 +0200 ibtimes-au en ibtimes-au-4e38db93fe4e78e0d84cc417f130b391 NaturalDisasters 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 20130531210400 http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/sciencefair/2013/05/21/tornado-shelter-2013/2346795/ The devastation in Oklahoma has led to a flood of calls to storm shelter makers. Tue, 21 May 2013 22:51:00 +0200 usaToday en usaToday-6d4785b4f264f231ac4882d600b1834e PublicHealth NaturalDisasters 35.5834955576967 -97.5084391159422 20130521225100 http://reliefweb.int/report/world/global-estimates-2012-people-displaced-disasters Source: Norwegian Refugee Council, Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre Country: Benin, Cameroon, Chad, China, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Senegal, United States of America, World Displaced by disasters: 32. Mon, 13 May 2013 16:54:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-36eea57c290fb1a8a1347c1802b874ed FoodSecurityFoodAid Environment NaturalDisasters ClimateChange 13.5142 2.12039 18.54299 -72.343102 14.6867 -17.4519 5.69729216494354 12.742934779333 9.90867117762878 5.60272139612571 28.5687 77.2168 35.2086 110.727 12.1041 15.0505 14.6096 121.006 34.147678 -85.684219 18.0157 -76.7973 9.65032125204032 2.33977220863505 -4.28077 15.2837 33.718151 73.060547 23.1168 -82.3886 -4.32084 15.2987 20130513165400 http://reliefweb.int/report/world/lancet%E2%80%99s-verdict-hfa-%E2%80%93-promising-start Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Country: World By Denis McClean GENEVA, 10 May, 2013 - The celebrated medical journal The Lancet is publishing a major review of the world's first comprehensive agreement on how to reduce disaster risk, the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA),.... 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