As Earth ice melts, much of it evaporates, forming new moisture clouds swirling in the atmosphere and, it seems, occasionally encountering the ground below and dumping hail and torrents of bullet-like raindrops, flooding towns where people were sitting outside enjoying the sun hours earlier. Here is video, transcript, plus news links at bottom to stories about yet another sudden rain outburst flood, in Italy, as the planet heats so fast in 2025 that global warming can no longer be denied. I think what we are seeing is Earth sea level rising all over the planet, not just at the coastlines. Weather Unchained report: "CHAOS in Italy! Large-scale Storm and Hail in Prato and Pesaro, Destroys Homes & Cars"
TRANSCRIPT: One moment the skies above Italy were
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calm. Sunlight spilling over vineyards,
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families dining outside, and tourists
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strolling historic streets. But within
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minutes, the peace was shattered. The
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sky turned black. Winds screamed like a
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jet engine, and hailstones the size of
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golf balls and even baseballs began
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pounding the ground. Roofs splintered,
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cars were shredded, and streets vanished
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under walls of water and ice. For
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thousands of residents, it felt like
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nature had declared war. A summer day
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transformed into a scene that looked
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more like the middle of winter. With
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neighborhoods buried in ice and historic
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towns underwater, families fled in
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panic. Farmers saw their entire season's
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harvest destroyed in just 20 minutes.
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And emergency crews raced against time
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as chaos spread from one region to
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another. This isn't a movie trailer.
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It's real. Tonight, we take you inside
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the terrifying supertorrms that left
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Italy in chaos. A disaster so violent
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that experts warn it could be a glimpse
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of what's coming for the rest of the
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world.
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My retaining wall in the back of my yard
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like a waterfall.
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Oh
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Italy. Mid August. The air was heavy
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with heat. The kind of summer day when
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families gathered outdoors. Farmers
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worked their fields and towns moved at a
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relaxed rhythm. In Pesaro and Pau, the
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evening sky glowed orange as the sun
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began to set. Nothing seemed out of the
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ordinary until, almost without warning,
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the atmosphere began to shift. Dark
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clouds rolled in fast, swallowing the
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horizon. A sharp wind whipped through
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the streets, bending trees and rattling
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shutters. Locals later described the
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change as instantaneous.
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One moment it was summer, the next it
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felt like the arrival of winter. By 9
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p.m. the first drops of rain fell, not
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gentle, but heavy, pounding, accompanied
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by the crack of thunder echoing off the
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hills. In that brief, tense pause before
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the storm unleashed its full fury,
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residents could only watch the skies
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with unease, sensing that something far
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worse was on the way.
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Mama.
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Heat.
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Heat.
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On August 15th in the province of Bento,
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southern Italy, a calm summer afternoon
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flipped into pure chaos. Without
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warning, black storm clouds swallowed
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the horizon. And within minutes,
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hailstones the size of golf balls to
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baseballs hammered down with a deafening
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roar. Streets that only moments earlier
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bustled with shoppers and families
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turned into icy rivers. Cars were dented
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beyond repair. Windshields exploded like
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glass grenades and rooftops cracked
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under the relentless pounding of ice. In
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San Giorgio Lamalara, residents watched
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in disbelief as layers of hail piled up
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so quickly it looked like mid-inter in
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the middle of August. Sidewalks
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disappeared, parking lots vanished, and
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entire neighborhoods were blanketed in
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white. Families scrambled to protect
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windows with blankets and cardboard, but
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many stood helpless as hail tore through
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their homes. For some, the storm was not
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just frightening. It was surreal. Like
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waking up inside a natural disaster
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movie they never agreed to star in.
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It's like pillows of polyisterium
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mosquito net so much.
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Heat.
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Heat.
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See, that's
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But the hail was only the beginning. As
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the storm cell moved across the hills
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and valleys, torrential rain followed.
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Within minutes, narrow streets turned
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into rushing rivers, carrying mud,
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debris, and broken tree branches through
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town squares. In Pesaro, underpasses
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filled like bathtubs, trapping vehicles,
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and forcing terrified drivers to abandon
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their cars. Emergency crews rushed in,
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cutting fallen branches and rescuing
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families from basement rapidly filling
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with water. In mountain communities, the
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danger grew even more severe. On the
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winding roads of Contrada Dragonetto,
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sudden landslides buried entire sections
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of pavement under rock and mud,
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isolating neighborhoods. Firefighters
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worked non-stop to clear blockages, but
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for hours, some towns remained cut off.
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Their residents stranded with no way in
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or out. Local officials described the
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speed of the flooding as shocking, like
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opening a faucet full blast straight
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from the sky. What should have been a
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summer evening of family dinners and
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laughter turned into a fight for
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survival as homes were swamped,
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electricity went dark, and terrified
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residents huddled together, praying for
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the storm to pass
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Heat.
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Heat.
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Beyond the wrecked streets and flooded
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homes, the storm struck at the very
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heart of Italy's identity.
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It's farmland. In the Teliscina Valley
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and the Taberno area, vineyards that
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should have been heavy with grapes for
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the upcoming harvest were shredded in
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minutes. Olive groves, a symbol of both
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tradition and livelihood, lay battered
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under a carpet of broken branches and
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ice. Farmers stood helpless in their
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fields, watching entire seasons of labor
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erased in the span of an afternoon.
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Agricultural officials called the losses
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devastating. not only for local
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families, but for Italy's broader
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economy. Vineyards that support the wine
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industry, olive trees that fuel exports,
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and vegetable fields that feed
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communities were left in ruins. In some
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places, months of growth were crushed
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under layers of hailstones, still piled
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like snow drifts long after the clouds
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had passed. For many farmers, this was
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more than a storm. It was the
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destruction of their future income, a
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blow that could take years to recover
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from. Local leaders quickly called for
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government aid, warning that without
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immediate support, small farms, the
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backbone of rural Italy, might never
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recover.
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my retaining wall in the back of my yard
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like a waterfall.
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Oh
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The storm in southern Italy was not an
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isolated disaster. Over the past weeks,
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violent weather systems have marched
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across the country, hammering regions
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from the Alps to Sicily. In the north,
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hail storms the size of golf balls
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shattered rooftops in Lombardi and
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Piedmont. In central Italy, torrential
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rains flooded underpasses and forced
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road closures near Rome. And in Sicily,
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narrow streets turned into torrent,
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trapping cars and flooding businesses.
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Italy's Civil Protection Agency has been
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on near constant alert, upgrading
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weather warnings from yellow to orange
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across multiple regions. Thousands of
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emergency calls poured in as
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firefighters worked non-stop, rescuing
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stranded motorists, pumping out flooded
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basement, and clearing debris from roads
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and power lines. Regional governors
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urged people to stay indoors, avoid
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underpasses, and secure balconies as
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powerful gusts continued to sweep
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through. Government officials warned
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that these storms are becoming more
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frequent and more destructive, echoing
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what climate scientists have long said.
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A warming atmosphere is fueling extreme
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weather across Europe. Calls for
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stronger infrastructure, better
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drainage, and expanded insurance
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coverage are growing louder as local
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communities brace for the next storm
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while still reeling from the last.
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Wow.
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It's like pillows of polyarium
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mosquito net so much. Italy's
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devastating storms are more than
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breaking news. They're a warning to the
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world. What we've seen in recent weeks,
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hail the size of golf balls smashing
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rooftops, streets swallowed by floods,
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and crops wiped out in minutes, reminds
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us how fragile life can be when nature
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u
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like these are the new normal, or can
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