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Thousands were without power as high winds and record setting rain fall rolled through Western Washington Sunday night and Monday morning knocking over power lines. That isn't too uncommon for this time of year, but according to the National Weather Service, a tornado actually touched down in the town of Frederickson, about 45 miles south of Seattle. A rare occurrence for the Pacific Northwest. Re

An enormous tornado with a debris cloud two miles wide tore through the metropolitan area just south of Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon. UPDATE 9:28 p.m. EST: At least 51 people were killed in the storm, including seven children from Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, according to KFOR in Oklahoma City. The news station reported that 75 student and staff were inside the school when the sto

Photos and videos of the destruction being caused by hurricane (now being called a post-tropical storm) Sandy have been flooding the internet since it first hit the east coast earlier today. Cars underwater, abandoned city streets, and flooded subways. A scary situation for anyone in the path of what is being called the 'Frankenstorm'. Earlier tonight a video was released showing a substation of e

Despite recently weakening to a tropical storm, the catastrophic effects of Hurricane Isaac continue through Wednesday afternoon. The storm has dumped more than ten inches of rain across the area and left at least 725,000 homes without power ...

Linkin Park have taken an active philanthropic role since the Japan earthquake and tsunami disaster struck earlier this year. The band quickly began to raise money for ‘Save the Children‘ — an international charily focused on children’s rights, providing relief and supporting children in developing countries.

Hurricane Irene didn’t just displace regular people — some celebrities took a hit, too. Former Skid Row lead singer Sebastian Bach reported on his Facebook page that the storm’s massive flooding has left his Middletown, New Jersey mansion a shambles.

Over a million people in North Carolina and Virginia are currently without power after Hurricane Irene came ashore on Saturday, and other states further north are bracing for impact on Sunday.