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On April 10, 2011, tornadoes ripped across Wisconsin, tearing roofs off houses, toppling trees and snapping power lines. In many places, the high winds were greeted with silence as some Cold War-era warning sirens failed because of lost power and other issues — just when they were needed the most.

Activists helping the flood-ravaged city of Krymsk represent a jarring contrast to the secretive approach to disaster response that long prevailed during the Soviet period.

Storm-related outages at an Amazon data center in Ashburn prompted some congressional officials on Monday to question whether the federal government is moving too swiftly to put important data on private-sector cloud computing servers.

Taking a road trip soon? You may already be using Google Maps to get directions, but starting today, the service may help you decide what to pack, too.
My Post colleague Jason Samenow reported that Google has added a weather layer to Maps, giving users the option to check the current weather, cloud patterns and forecasts for the next four days.