Natural disasters and extreme weather
Wednesday
26
August
2020
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Half a million people have been ordered to evacuate as storm is predicted to reach Texas and Louisiana as a category 4 hurricane Wednesday evening
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The hurricane-like storm, called a derecho, tore through Iowa this month, damaging buildings and threatening the harvest
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Hot, dry conditions make Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah fertile ground for enormous blazes
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Streets and homes flooded with sewage in Karachi as downpours overwhelm outdated waste system in country’s largest city