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Escape Artist Faces Coffin Skydive at 14,500 Feet
In this undated photo released by Anthony Martin, escape artist Anthony Martin of Sheboygan, Wis., escapes from a wooden box that was locked and pushed out of a plane at 13,500 feet in August 1988, in...
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Child Drowns, Homes Flooded in South-Central Mo.
Aug. 6, 2013 Justin Dougherty tweeted this photo on Aug. 6, 2013. He wrote, '"@ChrisSmithWx: Roubidoux Creek just broke its record level. Old record was 18.5 feet. Now at 18.73 feet." PHOTO...
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Perseid Meteor Shower Should Dazzle Stargazers
A bright meteor during Perseid meteor shower is captured in a star trail image of constellation Orion. (Photo by Babek Tafreshi/SSPL/Getty Images) Gear up to see some great balls of fire flashing...
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Video: Portugese Rooster Flies Into Space
August 6, 2013 Above, a Portuguese man launched a miniature rooster -- a national symbol of honor -- high above the Earth. (Marco Neiva) OK, it wasn't a real rooster, and it didn't flap its wings to...
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Will Summer Return to Midwest, Northeast?
For portions of the Midwest and the Northeast, the current cool weather pattern will have staying power through the third week of August. No heat waves are forecast through the middle of the month...
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1 Dead in Flash Floods in South-Central Missouri
Jordann Lamborn and Jonathan Enriquez cross flooded Valley Rd. in Waynesville, Mo., on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/The Springfield News-Leader, Valerie Mosley ) WAYNESVILLE, Mo. (AP) - The first...
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US Report Card for 2012's Climate: More Warming
(Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) WASHINGTON (AP) - A new massive U.S. study says the world in 2012 sweltered with continued signs of climate change. Rising sea levels, snow melt, heat buildup in...
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Non-Native 'Killer' Bees Invade US
(Getty Images) Nearly 100,000 Africanized bees invaded a home near Houston, Texas, in June of 2013. The bees developed their colony in the home that was vacant for two years. KHOU-tv reported on June...
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Hurricane Henriette Weakens in the Pacific
NOAA MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Henriette has weakened a little as it moves across the Pacific, far from land. The hurricane's maximum sustained winds early Wednesday have decreased to near 85 mph. The...
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More Flooding Across Plains, Tennessee Valley
(Getty Images) Another round of strong thunderstorms with flooding downpours is set to roll through the southern Plains and Tennessee Valley on Wednesday and continue through Thursday. The worst of...
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Stunning Images from the 2013 Red Bull Photo Contest
Tim Kemple/Red Bull Illume 1 of 31 Red Bull Illume Image Quest is an international photography competition spotlighting stunning action and adventure photos from around the globe. The 50 finalists...
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How I Won the Cloud-Spotting Lottery
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013 (Photo by Renny Vandewege) As a meteorologist, I'm always looking up at clouds, and over the years, I've seen almost every variety: shelf, lenticular, mammatus. But one...
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Hurricane Henriette Getting Smaller in Pacific
(NOAA) MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Henriette is getting smaller as it moves across the Pacific and is forecast to begin weakening. The hurricane's maximum sustained winds early Thursday are near 85 mph....
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Report: Climate Change is Impacting California
(AP Photo/Tracie Cone, File) LOS ANGELES (AP) - Coastal waters off California are getting more acidic. Fall-run chinook salmon populations to the Sacramento River are on the decline. Conifer forests...
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Shanghai Sets All-Time Record High as Brutal Heat Continues
Shanghai, China (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Following a deadly heat wave that ended July, the temperature is soaring even higher in Shanghai this week. Temperatures climbed to 105.1 degrees F at...
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Flash Flooding Risk From Cincinnati to DC, Boston
(Photo by Maddie Meyer/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Rounds of showers and thunderstorms will bring the threat of flash flooding and travel disruptions from the Ohio Valley to the mid-Atlantic...
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More Flooding Forecast Across Central Plains Thursday
A Missouri state trooper watches over Interstate 44 near Jerome, Mo., where flooding shut down the interstate on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Robert Cohen) Another round...
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Hundreds Flee, Homes Burn, 3 Hurt in Calif. Fire
Twin Pines, Calif. resident Dave Clark tells some neighbors their home is ok while his own house burns behind him, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013 near Banning, Calif. (AP Photo/The Desert Sun, Richard Lui)...
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America's Best State Fairs
Getty Images 1 of 16 The waning days of summer bring at least one cause for celebration across the U.S.: state fair season. State fairs originally served as venues for farmers to celebrate their feats...
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US Trims Forecast for Busy Hurricane Season
Aug. 8, 2013 Hurricane Sandy moves inland across the mid-Atlantic region on Oct. 30, 2012, in the Atlantic Ocean. (NASA via Getty Images) WASHINGTON (AP) - This Atlantic hurricane season may not be...
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