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Harrisburg, Pa., had an epic deluge Sunday: Over four inches of rain fell in a single hour

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When it rains, it pours! Just ask residents living just outside Harrisburg, Pa., where a quick-hitting but exceptionally intense downpour dumped an unbelievable amount of rain.
Matthew Cappucci
07/24/2017

California’s searing summer to continue; active East Pacific could bring tropical “slingshot”

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Despite a mild spring across most of California, summer 2017 has been truly searing across most of California away from the immediate coastline.
Daniel Swain
07/23/2017

Heat, Sweat, and Ozone Plague U.S.

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Although this week’s heat wave across the central and eastern U.S. has fallen short of record-smashing in most areas, it’s managed to bring misery to tens of millions of people. Excessive heat warnings were in place on Friday for Omaha, Kansas City, Des Moines, St.
Bob Henson
07/21/2017

10 Die, Dozens Sickened in Sweltering San Antonio Tractor-Trailer

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Another person found in a sweltering tractor trailer outside a San Antonio, Texas, Walmart early Sunday morning has died in an area hospital, bringing the death toll to nine.
Pam Wright
07/24/2017

Extreme flash flooding hits Istanbul after heaviest rain since 1985, Turkey

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[Istanbul] was hit by the most severe rainfall in the past 32 years, with 128 mm (5 inches) of rain before the first storm was over.
07/18/2017

Why this adorable mouse is to blame for the spread of Lyme disease

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The critters run through forest floors throughout the eastern United States, snatching up acorns and other tree seeds, berries and bugs.
Lindsey Bever
07/17/2017

It's been a stormy start to 2017 in the U.S., tying the 2nd-most natural disasters on record

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Dozens of savage hailstorms and tornadoes wreaked havoc across the U.S. so far this year, causing billions of dollars of damage and leading to the second-most disaster-laden season on record.
Doyle Rice
07/17/2017

NASA analyzes US Midwest heavy rainfall, severe storms

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Heavy rain resulted in significant flooding in the U.S. Midwest over the week of July 7 to 14, 2017. Using satellite data, NASA estimated the amount of rain that fell over those areas and used satellite data to create 3-D imagery of severe storms.
07/14/2017

Deadly Arizona flash flooding made worse by environmental factors

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The deadly flooding in Arizona that killed at least nine people from a single family this weekend was a "textbook definition" of desert-region flash flooding, according to an ABC News meteorologist.
Michael Edison Hayden
07/17/2017

NASA Adds up Heavy Rainfall from Southeastern US Severe Weather

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Severe thunderstorms spawned tornadoes and generated flooding rainfall over the Southeast on Monday evening, Jan. 2, 2017. Using satellite data, NASA analyzed the rainfall from the outbreak and found up to a foot of rain had fallen over a five-day period.
01/03/2017
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