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Top researchers at N.C. State have concluded that the Atlantic Basin, which includes the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico, is bound to have an active hurricane season.
Since the early 1990s, taxpayers have spent more than $30 million repairing a vulnerable stretch of N.C. Highway 12 after storms battered the Outer Banks. Some areas have been fixed multiple times. Critics say the state is wasting money in a relentless battle between nature and man, while supporters say it is a vital link that must be saved.
Samaritan's Purse, out of Boone, is helping provide relief to victims of Hurricane Sandy in New York and New Jersey.
Gary Lackmann, a professor at North Carolina State University, has written three papers on climate change and continues to study the subject. WRAL chief meteorologist Greg Fishel visited him to get his opinion on whether climate change caused Hurricane Sandy.
New hurricane forecasting model uses more variables and is 15 percent more accurate than current methods, researchers said.
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- nsj: RT @justingehrts: One of the saddest things (and there are many) of the Moore tornado is that there are surely people who did everything ri…
— Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:41 AM - WRALweathergal: Fewer showers and storms this morning but you still may need an umbrella in places. A tour of the radar this AM on #wral
— Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:04 AM - wralweather: Forecast: Today, thunderstorm, high 82°. Tonight, partly cloudy, low 67°. http://t.co/RMcYv6WbFE
— Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:00 AM - nsj: RT @piersmorgan: BREAKING NEWS: 91 people now confirmed dead in #Oklahoma tornado - state medical examiner office. #CNN
— Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:55 AM - nsj: RT @MelissaNewtonTV: Hug your families a little tighter tonight. So many here in @cityofmoore cannot. #prayformoore
— Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:55 AM - nsj: RT @WCL_Shawn: My 4 hour stint of live coverage is over. Today hurt.
— Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:09 AM - nsj: TV folks: If you’re going to use one of the timelapsed videos of the tornado, please label it as such! Storms don’t act like that live.
— Monday, May 20, 2013 11:49 PM - nsj: Point. RT @mattlanza: Anytime someone's life is torn apart in 30s, yes, that is "without warning." Psychologically, that's unexpected…
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