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A thunderstorm with lightning strikes over DFW airport. Besides staying on the ground, how to airlines and pilots avoid flying through thunderstorms? photo by Caren's Photo Trip on Flickr

How Pilots Avoid Thunderstorms & Lightning When Flying The Plane

Thunderstorm avoidance is one of the most important skills any pilot can learn. Here are the ways that pilots avoid thunderstorms when flying the plane.
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If this tree fell in your yard during severe weather and kept you from leaving your house, could you survive? Photo by Tony Webster on Flickr.

How To Survive The Storm: What Comes In Survival Kits?

One of the most important things you can have in your home is a survival kit that will help keep you and your loved ones safe when severe weather strikes. Here's what to include in your home survival kit.
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It looks like the cars on this flooded street will wind up being complete losses....But were they covered with flood insurance? Photo by U.S. Geological Survey on Flickr.

How To Get Flood Insurance For Your Home

Need flood home insurance? For many, flood insurance is not easy to get. When you do get flood insurance, be prepared to pay a pretty penny to keep your coverage, because companies typically charge very high premiums. Still, if you live in a flood zone on the map, then you definitely NEED flood insurance!
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Here's satellite imagery of Hurricane Norbert, which formed in 2008. Photo by CoreBurn on Flickr.

How And Why Hurricanes Form

Mother Nature always has a good reason for those things she helps oversee - but what about hurricanes? Believe me, there are plenty of beneficial things about hurricanes, even though they do cause plenty of headaches and heartaches.
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Snow Fences Prevent Snow From Piling Up Around Your Home

Snow fences can actually force snow drifts to form someplace else, keeping your driveway, car, or house free of a snow drift.
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Severe Storm Clouds

Severe weather comes in all kinds of forms. Super cells are massive thunder storms which can produce serious damage and certainly look rather menacing, too.
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Crashing waves on a stormy day - similar to the effects of El Nino. photo by shellorz on Flickr

El Nino And Its Effects On Global Weather Patterns

El Nino is a weather pattern which usually peaks during the winter months of the northern hemisphere. This weather pattern involves interaction between the ocean and the atmosphere, resulting in warmer waters in major areas of the Pacific Ocean. When that happens, global weather patterns will be affected.
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Tips For Surviving A Blizzard

Snow is pretty when viewed up close, but when billions of flakes fall during a blizzard, you will want to know how to survive!
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Record Rains Are Flooding California

San Francisco is flooding because of record rains. Find out what you can do to stay safe when the waters run high.
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Francis Marion National Forest in 1997 - 8 years after Hurricane Hugo. photo by hdport on Flickr

Hurricane Hugo's Impact: 20 Years Later

Looking back at the true impact of Hurricane Hugo... the damage and destruction 20 years later.
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