. >> communities in kansas, nebraska, oklahoma, texas, shredded by funnel clouds.'t just tornado alley that took a beating. 13 were killed when a twister touched down in mexico. producing rain that left parts of region under water. >> to the north, parts of new england are recovering from a record-setting winter. that is not a garbage dump, it's a 3-storey pile refusing to melt in downtown boston. two months ago it was twice as big after more than 9.5 feet of powder blanketed the region. it was the polar opposite in the west where many were not able spin their lifts due to a lack of snow. >> i asked this gentleman, have you stood in this meadow on a day there wasn't snow. he said no >>>. low snow pack is making the worse drought worse. other parts of the globe are suffering extreme conditions, 2400 are dying in a heat wave in india, most forcing day labourers to work outdoors. >> what can we do, we are poor. if we don't work, how will we feed ourselves. >> temperatures topping 114 last week. on the surface it seems some major weather patterns are changing. hurrican