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Hubble's Cool New Photos of 'Comet of the Century'

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Weather.com - 4/23/12

This contrast-enhanced, computer-processed image was produced from photos of Comet ISON taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope on April 10, 2013, when the comet was 386 million miles from the sun.

 

NASA's iconic Hubble Space Telescope has snapped stunning new photos of Comet ISON, which could become one of the brightest comets ever seen when it zips through the inner solar system this fall.

Hubble captured the new photos on April 10, when Comet ISON was slightly closer than Jupiter. At the time the icy wanderer was about 386 million miles from the sun and 394 million miles from Earth.

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More Rain Expected for Already Swollen Rivers

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Weather.com - AP and Reuters, 4/23/13

Grand Rapids, Mich.

A duck swims against a window, viewed from inside Anderson Eye Care at the Riverfront Plaza Building in downtown Grand Rapids, Mich., as The Grand River crests on Monday, April 22, 2013, at an all time high of 21.85 feet, a full 2.2 feet above the record set in 1985. (AP Photo/The Grand Rapids Press, Cory Morse)
 

CLARKSVILLE, Mo.  -- Communities in Illinois and Missouri fought Tuesday to hold back surging rivers swollen by days of drenching rain, even as an approaching storm system threatened new downpours.

Floodwaters were rising to record levels along the Illinois River in central Illinois; roads and buildings were flooded and riverfront structures were inundated in Peoria Heights. Firefighters feared that if fuel from businesses and vehicles starts to leak, it could spark a fire in areas that could be reached only by boat.

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Winter Storm Zeus: More Rockies, Midwest Snow

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Joel Krochalk, clears his driveway Friday morning, April 19, 2013 while surrounding by deeply drifted snow in his and neighboring yards, in Duluth, Minn. (AP Photo/The Duluth News-Tribune, Bob King)
 

We are now a month past the official start of spring and some parts of the central United States can't shed the feeling of winter. 

Specifically, in the last two weeks we've seen three named winter storms (Walda, Xerxes, Yogi) spread significant snow in parts of the Rockies, Plains and Upper Midwest.

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New: How to View Lyrid Meteor Shower This Week

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Weather.com - 4/21/13, Terrell Johnson

 

Stunning Lyrids Over Earth at Night

 

Stunning Lyrids Over Earth at Night

The image above shows a very probable Lyrid in a six-second exposure, taken on April 22, 2012. NASA astronomer Bill Cooke mapped the meteor to the star field -- seen in this annotated image -- and confirmed that the meteor originated from the Lyrid radiant. (NASA/JSC/Don Pettit)
 

If you're in the right place outdoors on the night of Earth Day, keep an eye on the sky. You're likely to see something that only comes along once a year: the annual Lyrid meteor shower. 

New: Midwest Floods Turn Deadly

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Weather.com - 4/21/13

Louisiana, Mo.

Chad Keedy and stepdaughter Jordan DeBolt, 15, of Chillicothe, Ill., paddle through flood waters in their neighborhood along Oak Lawn Street in Chiilicothe, Ill., on Saturday, April 20, 2013, as the Illinois River rises due to heavy rains earlier in the week. (AP Photo/Peoria Journal Star, Ron Johnson)

 

Those fighting floods in several communities along the Mississippi River were mostly successful Sunday despite the onslaught of water.

The surging Mississippi was at or near crest at several places from the Quad Cities south to near St. Louis -- some reaching 10-12 feet above flood stage. Problems were plentiful: Hundreds of thousands of acres of swamped farmland as planting season approaches; three people died; roads and bridges closed, including sections of major highways like U.S. 61 in Iowa and Missouri and crossings at Quincy, Ill., and Louisiana, Mo.

Snowboarders Killed in Colorado Avalanche

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GEORGETOWN, Colo.  -- Five snowboarders were killed Saturday afternoon after apparently triggering a backcountry avalanche on Colorado's Loveland Pass, authorities said.

Search and rescue crews recovered the bodies several hours after the slide, which was 600 yards wide and eight feet deep, said Clear Creek County Sheriff Don Krueger.

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How to View Lyrid Meteor Shower This Week

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Composite image of Lyrid and non-Lyrid meteors, seen over New Mexico from April 21-23, 2012.

 

If you're in the right place outdoors on the night of Earth Day, keep an eye on the sky. You're likely to see something that only comes along once a year: the annual Lyrid meteor shower. 

Set to make their annual spring return on the night of April 22-23 – though it began as early as April 16 and can last through April 26 – the Lyrids are named for the constellation Lyra, where they originate near the star called Alpha Lyrae, or Vega.

Midwest Floods Turn Deadly

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Weather.com - 4/20/13

Utica, Ill.

London Mills Assistant Fire Chief Scott Butler, left, and volunteer Shawn Taylor go house to house checking on flooded residents Friday, April 19, 2013, in London Mills, Ill., after the Spoon River overflowed the levee.(AP Photo/Journal Star, Fred Zwicky)
 

Flooding in the Midwest has turned fatal, with at least two deaths blamed on flash flooding and a third suspected. States of emergency were declared in half a dozen states, residents were evacuated and roads were closed in the affected areas.

On Saturday, more than 50 river/stream gauges were in major flood in parts of Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan.

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Flooded Roads, Evacuations Reported in Midwest

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New Lenox, Ill.

Joe Stoffey, left, and his partner, Chrissy Wild, look at the flooded Hickory Creek Thursday April 18, 2013, as it passes near the home they were going to buy in New Lenox, Ill., after torrential rains swept through the area. (AP Photo/SouthtownStar, Matt Marton)
 

Heavy rain in the Midwest Wednesday into Thursday has created critical flooding problems in at least a half-dozen states. States of emergency were declared, residents were evacuated and roads were closed in the affected areas.

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn declared a state of emergency to help with widespread flooding issues. Hundreds of flights were canceled from Chicago's airports, and tens of thousands of people were left without power.

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Powerful Earthquake Jolts China

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Weather.com - 4/19/13, AP

BEIJING – A powerful earthquake jolted China's Sichuan province on Saturday, killing at least two people in the same area where a devastating quake struck five years ago.

The Chinese government's seismological bureau and state-run television said the quake hit shortly after 8 a.m. in Lushan county in the city of Ya'an, home to China's famous pandas.

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