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The exact link between tornadoes and climate change is hard to draw. Here’s why
By: Rachel Treisman | NPR
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ROLLING FORK, Miss. (NPR) — Rural communities in western Mississippi are surveying and cleaning up the damage after an unusual and powerful tornado tore through the area Friday night. The… Read More
Will climate change lead to more intense weather events?
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — While California continues to be inundated by storms and millions of residents remain under flood watches, western New York is still recovering from last month’s historic… Read More
Low-interest loans are available following storms in West Virginia
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — The U.S. Small Business Administration says low-interest disaster loans are available to businesses and people affected by severe storms and flooding in West Virginia last spring…. Read More
Whitesburg, Kentucky begins to clean up and recover after record flooding
By: Katie Myers | Ohio Valley ReSource
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WHITESBURG, Ky. (OVR) — In the Parlor Room, a longtime tattoo shop and music venue in downtown Whitesburg, the art-covered walls meet a bare floor, covered in mud. John Falter… Read More
Eastern Kentuckians sift through the debris after a historic flood
By: Katie Myers | Ohio Valley ReSource
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WHITESBURG, Ky. (OVR) — Andy Morell and his family watch layers of mud roll down into the storm gutter as a man power washes the residue left behind on their street… Read More
At least 25 people have died in Kentucky’s floods, governor says
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (NPR) — Kentucky’s governor said it could take weeks to find all the victims of flash flooding that killed at least 25 people when torrential rains swamped towns… Read More