rain
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At Least 8 People Killed in Devastating Kentucky Floods
At least eight people are dead in Eastern Kentucky after heavy rains pounded the state on Thursday, flooding roads and towns and forcing rescuers to save people stranded on rooftops and in trees.
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How Is There So Much Rain Along the East Coast of Australia?
At any one time, Earth’s atmosphere holds only about a week’s worth of rain. But rainfall and floods have devastated Australia’s eastern regions for weeks and more heavy rain is forecast. So where’s all this water coming from? We recently investigated the physical processes driving rainfall in eastern Australia. By following moisture from the oceans…
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This Map Shows the Pacific Northwest’s Nightmare November Rain Totals
The calendar can’t turn to December fast enough for the Pacific Northwest — but even that offers little promise of respite. Residents there have been blitzed by a series of November storms that have driven widespread flooding and destruction.
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Strapping a Jet Engine To Your Head Is a Deafening Way to Stay Dry in the Rain
Humans have been battling rain for as long as we’ve been around, and somehow the umbrella is the best option we’ve come up with for keeping (mostly) dry. There has to be a better solution, which Ivan Miranda has potentially created by throwing more technology at the problem.