Skip to content
Advertisement

Environment

Latest Stories

APTOPIX Severe Weather.JPEG-0a34b.jpg

APTOPIX Severe Weather.JPEG-0a34b.jpg

John Smith reacts after seeing what's left of his auto repair shop in Mayflower, Ark., Monday, April 28, 2014, after a tornado struck the town late Sunday. Mayflower was hit hard Sunday after a tornado system ripped through several states in the central U.S. and left more than a dozen dead in a violent start to this year's storm season, officials said. (AP Photo/Karen E. Segrave)

Severe Weather.JPEG-02cca.jpg

Severe Weather.JPEG-02cca.jpg

Police and fire officials search for survivors in what's left of a home on Cemetery Street in Vilonia, Ark., Monday, April 28, 201after a tornado struck the town late Sunday. Vilonia was hit hard Sunday after a tornado system ripped through several states in the central U.S. and left more than a dozen dead in a violent start to this year's storm season, officials said. (AP Photo/Karen E. Segrave)

8424dfe9a121a710520f6a706700ccff.jpg

8424dfe9a121a710520f6a706700ccff.jpg

A tornado's path is seen in an aerial photo made over Baxter Springs, Kan., Monday, April 28, 2014. A tornado damaged dozens of buildings and injured at least 25 people on Sunday. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

96ed8fe6a0a3a510520f6a706700040c.jpg

96ed8fe6a0a3a510520f6a706700040c.jpg

A tornado-damaged home is covered by tarps in Baxter Springs, Kan., Monday, April 28, 2014. The tornado left a trail of shattered homes, twisted metal and hanging power lines. One person died, but it was not clear whether the death was related to the storm. Volunteers were meeting early Monday to discuss cleanup efforts. Emergency officials say 60 to 70 homes and 20 to 25 businesses were destroyed or damaged in the town. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

79d03ceaa09fa510520f6a7067001cf3.jpg

79d03ceaa09fa510520f6a7067001cf3.jpg

The remains of a home damaged by a tornado Sunday evening stands in Baxter Springs, Kan., Monday, April 28, 2014. The tornado left a trail of shattered homes, twisted metal and hanging power lines. One person died, but it was not clear whether the death was related to the storm. Volunteers were meeting early Monday to discuss cleanup efforts. Emergency officials say 60 to 70 homes and 20 to 25 businesses were destroyed or damaged in the town. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

d56fa9c1a0a1a510520f6a7067001526.jpg

d56fa9c1a0a1a510520f6a7067001526.jpg

A piece of a pole hangs from a power line near tornado damage in Baxter Springs, Kan., Monday, April 28, 2014. The tornado left a trail of shattered homes, twisted metal and hanging power lines. One person died, but it was not clear whether the death was related to the storm. Volunteers were meeting early Monday to discuss cleanup efforts. Emergency officials say 60 to 70 homes and 20 to 25 businesses were destroyed or damaged in the town. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

ffefc474a0a0a510520f6a706700ad1c.jpg

ffefc474a0a0a510520f6a706700ad1c.jpg

Bob Hessee checks out property owned by a friend and damaged by a tornado Sunday evening in Baxter Springs, Kan., Monday, April 28, 2014. The tornado left a trail of shattered homes, twisted metal and hanging power lines. One person died, but it was not clear whether the death was related to the storm. Volunteers were meeting early Monday to discuss cleanup efforts. Emergency officials say 60 to 70 homes and 20 to 25 businesses were destroyed or damaged in the town. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

35e9939ca0a3a510520f6a706700c0a4.jpg

35e9939ca0a3a510520f6a706700c0a4.jpg

Residents view damage from a Sunday night tornado in Baxter Springs, Kan., Monday, April 28, 2014. The tornado left a trail of shattered homes, twisted metal and hanging power lines. One person died, but it was not clear whether the death was related to the storm. Volunteers were meeting early Monday to discuss cleanup efforts. Emergency officials say 60 to 70 homes and 20 to 25 businesses were destroyed or damaged in the town. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

baa6d9a1a117a710520f6a7067008d60.jpg

baa6d9a1a117a710520f6a7067008d60.jpg

Debris from tornado damage ends up in a field outside Quapaw, Okla., Monday, April 28, 2014. The tornado was among a rash of tornadoes and heavy storms that rumbled across the center and south of the country overnight. The National Weather Service warned that more tornadoes, damaging winds and very large hail would strike in parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and Louisiana on Monday. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

699e15e6a119a710520f6a706700b99c.jpg

699e15e6a119a710520f6a706700b99c.jpg

Damage shows the path of tornado through Quapaw, Okla., Monday, April 28, 2014. The tornado was among a rash of tornadoes and heavy storms that rumbled across the center and south of the country overnight. The National Weather Service warned that more tornadoes, damaging winds and very large hail would strike in parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and Louisiana on Monday. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)