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Space elevators could get us to Mars in record time — and Japan is planning one for 2050
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 47 minutes agoFor instance, a space elevator's tether would be under such incredible tension that it would be...
Digging into Iowa's historic 2024 tornado season: How rare was Greenfield's EF-4 tornado?
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn fact, 2024 already ranks among the top 10 years with the most tornadoes in Iowa's history. The state's not in danger of breaking that ignominious record
Kentucky governor unveils rental housing projects for region still recovering from 2021 tornadoes
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune· 2 days agoKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday that a rental housing shortage has gnawed at him since the recovery began from a terrifying tornado outbreak that hit western parts ...
Dollar Tree might sell Family Dollar
Quartz· 4 hours agoDollar Tree is considering selling its Family Dollar business, the company said Wednesday. “Dollar Tree has been on a multi-year journey to help the...
Nebraska football recruiting big board: 25 uncommitted players to watch for 2025
Scottsbluff Star-Herald· 3 hours agoThe Nebraska football team hopes to have most of its 2025 recruiting class in place by the end of...
$223 million plan envisions 953 affordable apartments in tornado-struck Western KY
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe 953 apartments will be built in particularly hard-hit places as Dawson Springs and Mayfield. The...
Kentucky has seen an uptick in tornadoes in more recent years, here’s why
WBKO Bowling Green· 6 days agoBOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - “I was raised in this area my whole life and until the 90s and 2000s,...
Oklahoma hits 100 tornados this year, doubling typical numbers by May
KOKH FOX 25· 1 day agoDoug Speheger, a meteorologist at NWS, said between January and May Oklahoma typically experiences...
A tornado destroys a barn—an Economist favourite—in Wisconsin
The Economist· 6 days agoLast week we illustrated our story on rural voters with this picture of a barn near Cochrane, in...
Editorial Roundup: West Virginia
US News & World Report· 6 days agoIn the past two months, at least 11 tornadoes have hit West Virginia as powerful storms surged through the Mountain State. Severe storms knocked out electricity for more than ...
