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Poland battered by deadly storm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6277537.stm

Poland and the Czech Republic are the latest countries to have been hit by a storm that has swept northern Europe leaving at least 43 people dead. At least six people were reported killed in Poland as winds of more than 200km/h were recorded. Germany, the UK, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands were picking themselves up on Friday after the storm passed.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6277537.stm

2007-01-19

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US storm chaser films tornado from 50m away

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/us_and_canada/10211165.stm

2010-06-02

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Rescuers search for survivors as Agatha toll tops 150

In the capital, Guatemala City, a giant sinkhole opened up, reportedly swallowing a couple of buildings.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/latin_america/10200440.stm

2010-06-02

Guatemala sinkhole storm hole

US teenage sailor Abby Sunderland rescued

A 16-year-old US girl who ran into problems trying to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world has been rescued in the Indian Ocean.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/asia_pacific/10300993.stm

2010-06-12

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Phobia

http://xkcd.com/752/

2010

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'Superstorm' rages on exoplanet

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_and_environment/10393633.stm

extrasolar planet storm toread

Everest pioneers 'hit by storm'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-10854272

An extreme storm may have contributed to the deaths of famed climbers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine as they tried to reach Everest's summit in 1924. ... The storm caused a pressure drop big enough to deprive the climbers of oxygen, the new study proposes.