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Tornadoes In North Carolina

Monday, March 29th, 2010

A tornado that touched down in Guilford and Davidson Counties damaged homes, caused power outages and prompted the evacuation of residents in the affected area on Sunday.
The High Point – Thomasville Chapter deployed a Disaster Action Team (DAT), opened 2 shelters and provided canteen services to emergency responders and disaster victims.

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Solar Eclipse January 2010

Friday, January 15th, 2010

A Solar Eclipse occurs when the Moon. passes between Earth and the sun. An annular Solar Eclipse occurs when the moon’s apparent diameter is smaller than the sun, blocking the Sun’s light and that will caused the sun look like an annulus or ring.
An annular Solar Eclipse can be seen this January 2010. A Solar [...]

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Haiti Disaster Relief

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Three million people may have been left homeless by Tuesday’s earthquake in Haiti according to The International Red Cross. On Tuesday evening an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 hits Haiti. The people ran to rescue their love ones. On Wednesday morning the story of the earth quake comes in front of the world in shape of [...]

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Meteor Shower November 2009 Video

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

The Leonid Meteor Shower will hit its peak early in the morning Tuesday, Nov. 17.
For those far enough from city lights and fortunate enough to have clear skies, it will be quite a sight and here’s some tips on where and how to see it.
Of course not all will be so lucky. Meteorologists in the [...]

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Meteor Shower October 2009

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

At its peak before sunrise Wednesday morning, the Orionids shower should produce 20 to 25 meteors an hour—a “relatively decent show,” according to astronomer Anita Cochran, of the University of Texas at Austin’s McDonald Observatory.
And don’t worry if you miss the Wednesday peak: The Orionids are currently being created by a broad stream of debris, [...]

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