Fire and Thunder, Death and Destruction

From the Ed Show, July 2, 2012:

 

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This is global, these storms are not normal, and we can expect to see more of them.  This is not a uniquely North American problem, as this amateur video of a tornado last month, June 12, 2012 in Venice demonstrates.
We expect tornadoes in what we call Tornado Alley in the U.S., but these are very uncommon in places like Italy.