During the record-setting 2020 Atlantic storm season, the most extreme three-hour rainfall rates were 10 percent higher than they would have been without climate change, a new study found.
Tag: Weather
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Fire Chief Killed While Responding to Nebraska Wildfire
Chief Darren Krull of the Elwood Volunteer Fire Department died in a car crash during a fire that has scorched some 30,000 acres in two days.
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A Third of Americans Faced Extreme Weather in Recent Years, Survey Finds
Hurricanes and winter weather, such as snow, ice storms and blizzards, were the most common events cited, according to a Gallup poll.
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South Braces for Second Wave of Storms After 2 Deaths
Nearly 14 million people across the region faced an enhanced risk of severe weather on Wednesday. Forecasters said the storms could produce tornadoes.
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Judge Dismisses Manslaughter Charges in Duck Boat Accident That Killed 17
A circuit court judge said prosecutors had not proved that three employees committed felony offenses by taking the boat out on a lake near Branson, Mo., before powerful thunderstorms struck.