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Houston area's 1 million power outages after 100 mph derecho spotted from space

Several buildings across Houston suffered damage in Thursday's storm, including high-rises whose officials say every floor has at least one window completely blown out.

HOUSTON — The scars left after an intense derecho ^[2] blasted the Houston ^[3] area on May 16 are visible from space.

The line of thunderstorms tore through the city that evening ^[4], blistering Houston and its suburbs with wind gusts estimated up to

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Witnesses say a lightning bolt hit a church steeple in Madison, Wisconsin moments before smoke and flames broke out. (Video courtesy: Nate Moll)

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MADISON, Wisc.-- A lightning strike may have ignited a church steeple in Madison, Wisconsin ^[2] early Saturday morning.

Witness Nate Moll posted on X ^[3] that he heard "the deafening crack of thunder" and then smelled smoke.He went outside to see

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An Iowa deputy who was racing to evacuate campers at a campground as tornadoes pummeled the state got caught in a twister himself, and his body camera recorded the harrowing scene.

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RED OAK, Iowa — An Iowa^[2] deputy who was racing to evacuate campers at a campground as tornadoes pummeled the state^[3] got caught in a twister himself, and his body camera recorded the harrowing scene.

Sgt.Todd Dollen with the Montgomery County

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Mammatus clouds were spotted about 50 miles outside of Greenfield, Iowa on Tuesday as strong supercells eventually spawned deadly tornadoes in the state. (Video courtesy: Alex Hall)

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VILLISCA, Iowa -- Skies painted ominous clouds in Iowa ahead of devastating severe storms ^[2] that swept through the region on Tuesday ^[3].

Alex Hall saw dramatic mammatus clouds in the town of Villisca ^[4] while storm chasing that afternoon.

Mammatus clouds

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A Tesla dashcam was rolling when an EF-2 tornado tore through Temple, Texas on Wednesday, leaving a trail of damage but luckily no serious injuries.

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TEMPLE, Texas — An EF-2 tornado that caused significant damage^[2] to the town of Temple, Texas^[3] on Wednesday was caught on camera.

Dashcam footage recorded by a Tesla shows the tornado^[4] ripping through the city, with debris flying everywhere.

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NOAA has released its hurricane season outlook plus a look at what is spinning in the tropics right now.

Days before the start of the Atlantic basin hurricane season ^[1], the Northern Hemisphere is showing signs of activity, with the first tropical cyclone of the year forming near the Philippines.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services

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Rescue crews are racing towards Kaokalam, a village about 200 miles north of the capital of Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. A massive landslide is reported to have buried many residents.

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea – Rescue crews are racing towards communities around the village of Kaokalam after a massive landslide buried everything in its path during the early morning hours of Friday.

Local media have reported at least 100 residents

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Dozens of climbers lined up to try to summit Mt. Everest via single climbing lanes as a brief break in the weather allowed safer conditions at the summit. (Video: Rajan Dwivedi /TMX)

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Hundreds of climbers attempt to summit Mt.Everest each year, but with only narrow windows of opportunity to avoid dangerous winds and weather, it leads to long lines awaiting turns to move up and down the world’s tallest peak.

"Mt.Everest is not

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