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Heavy rain and ‘life-threatening flooding’ hit South Florida, prompting the governor to declare an emergency

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Multiple communities across South Florida — including the Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas — flooded Wednesday amid bouts of torrential rain that prompted the state’s governor to declare an emergency and stranded drivers across the region. Flood warnings are in effect Wednesday night for

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Weather-related power outages are getting worse. What will it take to keep the lights on as America’s grid gets thrashed?

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Picture this: It’s a Thursday night in Houston and thunderstorms are rolling in. Suddenly, winds roar past 100 mph. Trees snap, windows shatter and the city darkens as power flickers out. Even after it’s over, it takes days for the lights to come back on in parts of

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Indian capital of Delhi breaks all-time heat record, as authorities impose water rationing

By Esha Mitra and Joshua Berlinger, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — India’s capital territory of Delhi sweltered to its highest-ever temperature of 49.9 degrees Celsius (121.8 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday, as an oppressive heat wave forced authorities to impose water rationing. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said the new record was measured in the suburb

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