Following rainstorms that flooded streets and homes in northeastern Texas, rescue crews fanned out across the region on Monday, responding to hundreds of calls for help from residents stunned by the severity of the downpour. According to the National Weather Service Forth Worth, heavy rain and flash flooding brought record rainfall to the Dallas-Forth Worth area between Sunday and Monday afternoon. Over a 24-hour period beginning Sunday, more than 9 inches of rain fell at Dallas Forth Worth Airport, the area’s highest rainfall total since 1932. The major flood threat in the area will begin to fade on Tuesday as the storms move eastward toward Louisiana and Mississippi, though parts of eastern and southeastern Texas are still at risk of heavy rain on Tuesday.
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Camila Cabello Joins Hans Zimmer on New ‘Frozen Planet II’ Track
The BBC announced in a press release on Sunday (Aug. 21) that Camila Cabello and Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer have officially teamed up to produce a brand new track named ‘Take Me Back Home,’ for BBC One’s upcoming docuseries ‘Frozen Planet II,’ the sequel to their acclaimed 2011 series ‘Frozen Planet.’
Wildfires Threatening Yosemite National Park
One of the most breathtaking places on earth, Yosemite National Park, is in danger of devastating destruction from wildfires nearby the park. Mariposa Grove in Yosemite houses the largest and some of the oldest trees globally, the famous California sequoias, and is now temporarily closed as firefighters attempt to contain the fire before it begins to burn the famous trees. More than 500 sequoia trees that are thousands of years old are at risk, but no damage has been reported yet to these specific trees.
Increase in Fires Across California, Forcing Evacuations
Each section of the United States is known to be affected by specific natural disasters, with the East Coast and South suffering from hurricanes, the Midwest experiencing tornadoes, and the West Coast being extra susceptible to earthquakes. However, with the continuation of the drought in California as well as increases in temperature due to climate change, the state has been devastated over the past few years by wildfires, with more and more sparking now in the summer and fall months.
Peter Saville Redesigns His Iconic Artwork To Address Climate Change
You’ve seen the artwork thousands of times and probably never knew what it was or where it came from.
Biden Plans to Slash Climate Pollution in the US
The Biden administration plans to put the United States on a path to cut greenhouse emissions by at least 50% by 2030.
Massive Attack’s Plan to Cut Down Carbon Emissions in Music Industry
The English trip hop group, Massive Attack, have teamed up with scientists and intend to reduce carbon emissions in the music industry. A report entitled “Roadmap to Super Low Carbon Live Music” was recently produced by the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and commissioned by Massive Attack.
