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The National Hurricane Center said July 16 it is continuing to monitor an area of low pressure moving across Florida toward the Gulf.
Forecasts suggested widespread rainfall totals between 2 and 4 inches, with isolated areas seeing as much as 7 inches by Tuesday evening. Authorities emphasized the risk posed by flooding, including rapidly rising waters in streams and dangerous road conditions in both cities and rural areas.
There is a general consensus about the frequency of nor’easters in a warmer world, but were still big questions about their intensity.
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A tropical storm may form this week, bringing risks of flash flooding and strong thunderstorms from Florida to Louisiana.
Lingering showers were forecast for the New York City area, but heavy rain and threats of flash flooding were shifting south on Tuesday.
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"Warming water, less oxygen, less rainfall, more extraction, it's sort of the perfect environmental storm," he said. He said people had a "massive responsibility" to conserve water, and also called for better agricultural policy to support conservation along the rivers.