Is the weather really all that wacky?

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ATLANTA (CNN) -- Wildfires, tornadoes, mudslides and floods -- some of the worst weather has to offer. Since late last year, it seems news outlets have had a wealth of such disaster stories.

But while the weather events themselves are a bit extreme, so is the coverage each gets.

Forecasting tools, like Doppler radar, are continuously refined, which means weather officials have more lead time to warn the public -- through the media -- about potentially catastrophic events.