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Every day recently we seem to have warnings and news about massive outbreaks of intense tornadoes and severe thunderstorms. Down under (i.e., Australia) in December and January they had record rains, record cyclones and flooding earlier this year during the height of their Summer.

And who can forget the Snowpocalypse in America this February ( I know the folks who attended the Super Bowl in Dallas haven’t).

You could call it Snowpocalypse 2011-one of the biggest and worst winter storms since the 1950s has walloped at least 30 U.S. states, according to NASA.

 Snow, sleet, freezing rain, and just plain old rain have fallen as part of a massive system that stretches from Texas, through the Rockies, and into New England. […]

 In particular, the storm has brought blizzard conditions to the Midwest, severe ice buildup in the Mississippi River valley, and heavy rain and thunderstorms in the Deep South, according to NASA. […]