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A low-pressure system moving over the Gulf Coast states will bring heavy rain to drought-stricken areas and increase the risk of flash flooding for Texas early in the week and down to Central Florida by midweek.
The active pattern could bring several inches of rain to southeastern Texas, southern Louisiana and Mississippi by midweek and even more rain this weekend.
Search and rescue efforts continue Tuesday after a powerful earthquake shook Japan on Monday, reportedly killing at least 48 people throughout the region.
The quake prompted evacuations and even Major Tsunami Warnings following the magnitude 7.5 earthquake.
A small earthquake was reported early Tuesday morning in Rockville, Maryland, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The magnitude 2.3 earthquake was reported at 12:51 a.m. EST.
The USGS received over 1,000 reports to its “Did You Feel It?” page online from locations in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer said there were no reports of injuries or damage.
Heat waves plagued nearly every corner of the world last year, officially making 2023 the warmest year on record.
Forecasters attributed the warm weather to the influences of El Niño and climate change.
According to preliminary climate data from NOAA and analysis from the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, the global temperature anomaly finished higher than 2016’s record of 0.99 degrees Celsius (1.78 degrees Fahrenheit) above average.
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