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Death toll from rain, flooding in southern Brazil rises to 13
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited the country's south Thursday, where the death toll from floods caused by torrential rains has risen to 13. Floods and landslides caused by a week of storms hit nearly 150 municipalities in the state, also injuring at least a dozen people and displacing close to 10,000.
Severe storms to continue to rattle, flood parts of central US through first weekend of May
While powerhouse thunderstorms will take a bit of a break, the risk of severe weather and flash flooding will continue over parts of the central United States into this weekend. Even though the overall intensity of severe weather will throttle back for a few days, AccuWeather meteorologists urge people in...
List of 2024 Atlantic hurricane names leads with Alberto. See which retired this year
A potentially strong hurricane season appears to be on the horizon. Forecasts suggest that this season, which officially begins on June 1, could see more than double the average number of named storms, led by Alberto, Beryl and Chris. According to an earlier report from USA TODAY, historical weather data from 1991 to 2020 indicates that a typical Atlantic hurricane season features around 14 tropical storms, seven of which intensify into hurricanes. ...
How do hurricanes and tropical storms get their names?
Every summer and fall, eyes remain locked on the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico to see if any tropical storms or hurricanes are headed for the U.S. coastline. Once tropical systems have winds of at least 39 mph, they're given a name, but have you ever wondered how names are assigned to such storms?
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