Forecasters predict fewer tornadoes than last year, but damaging winds and downpours remain a threat.
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Brandi D. Addison,
IndyStar,
3 Feb. 2026
The affected regions in southern Africa are no strangers to heavy downpours and flooding, but scientists were alarmed by the magnitude of the recent events.
Heavy rain is not uncommon in South Asia this time of year, but experts largely agree that the frequency and intensity of cloudbursts have increased in recent years, in part due to climate change.
In 2020 and 2021, storms hit the Powers’ Yukon home.
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J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoman,
10 Feb. 2026
With these statistical corrections, researchers can more accurately predict how energy behaves in chaotic environments, such as during the formation of severe storms.
Its water-repellent and windproof fabric holds up to extreme weather, from rainstorms to blizzards.
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Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
But the current 80-degree temperatures in Southern California could turn conservation efforts around, using up some of the water saved during the rainstorms, Mount said.
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