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Tornado, flood deaths reach 18 in U.S., more storms ahead
Posted by Reuters: Lisa Maria Garza on December 27th, 2015
Reuters: Six people died in the greater Dallas area as a storm system brought tornadoes and flooding on Saturday, increasing the death toll from harsh weather in the southern United States this week to 24, according to officials and local media.
Four people died when a tornado hit the city of Garland, about 15 miles (24 km) northeast of downtown Dallas, police said in a statement. Homes, apartments and vehicles were also damaged, police said, but it was not clear how many people were hurt.
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Texas storms kill at least six, bring torrential rains
Posted by Reuters: Lisa Maria Garza on November 1st, 2015
Reuters: At least six people have died in Texas in storms that lashed parts of the state with heavy rains, causing flooding and the cancellation of dozens of flights as twisters were reported near Houston, authorities said on Saturday.
A day after tornadoes ripped through buildings outside San Antonio and heavy rains swelled some rivers near Austin to record levels, the National Weather Service reported an apparent twister south of Houston in Brazoria County early on Saturday that damaged 25 trailer homes...
Plastic beads are the latest pollution threat to Great Lakes
Posted by Reuters: Lisa Maria Garza on July 31st, 2013
Reuters: Tiny plastic beads from beauty products are showing up in North America's Great Lakes, and an environmental group is calling upon companies to stop using the plastic particles. Scientists have already been found the particles, known as microplastic, floating in the oceans but recently reported the same contamination in the largest surface freshwater system on the Earth. The particles are often less than a millimeter (0.04 inch). A team of researchers with 5 Gyres Institute, a non-profit California-based...