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Swollen Rivers Spread Flood Risks Across US -- Even in Drought Areas

Numerous rivers in the Plains, Midwest, Deep South and Northeast are at risk for flooding through the remainder of the week, even in areas suffering from drought and where little rain has fallen recently. The flooding in the Deep South might seem surprising since the region is experiencing a widespread, intense drought....

Scores Feared Dead After Colombian Landslide

(Dec. 6) -- Up to 200 people are believed to be buried beneath rubble from a deadly landslide that destroyed at least 10 homes in the northwestern Colombian city of Medellin. Emergency teams using sniffer dogs have so far rescued seven people, the BBC reported, and one body has been recovered. However, the scale of the...

Drought Eases in the East but Worsens in the South

(Oct. 8) -- Recent heavy rains have greatly improved drought conditions along the Eastern Seaboard, but they're getting worse in the Deep South, a bigger concern heading into a winter when La Nina conditions favor less precipitation than normal. Drought is also a concern for the Desert Southwest and Hawaii. Back-to-back...

Heightened Fire Danger Looms for Southwest

(July 27) -- It happens every year: The long, dry summer in the western U.S. results in a heightened fire danger. But two weather factors -- last winter's rainfall and a developing La Nina -- could result in a worse fire danger than normal in the Desert Southwest through the fall. As is the case every summer, it's been...

Background on rainfall

Rain is liquid water in the form of droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then precipitated—that is, become heavy enough to fall under gravity.

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