1.   Ozone destruction is most severe over the Antarctic due to climatic and atmospheric extremes.

2.   A few storms will become severe over western New York, western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and West Virginia.

3.   Fitzgerald said financial aid issues will grow more severe over the next decade, a bulge made up disproportionately of minorities and low-income students.

4.   Storms may become severe over parts of Kansas, Nebraska and eventually Missouri, with hail and damaging winds posing a threat in spots where potent storms erupt.

5.   Financial issues are very severe over there.

6.   Although weather conditions were more severe over Christmas and the New Year, demand for electricity was lower because many businesses had closed for the holidays.