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Fort Lauderdale's 25 inches of rain is a case of a strong thunderstorm not knowing when to say when. One factor: the atmosphere in our warming planet can hold more moisture that comes down as rain.
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An unprecedented storm system dumped more than 2 feet of rain on Broward County this week, turning Fort Lauderdale's streets into rivers and leading to the closure of public schools and the city's airport. Broward County Mayor Lamar Fisher said “nature has been unkind to us."
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UPDATE: Public schools in Broward will remain closed Friday, but Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport reopened as of 9 a.m. Drivers are being urged to use caution when navigating the streets of Fort Lauderdale after days of unrelenting rain left roads underwater and forced the closure of the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
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Nearly a foot of rain fell in a matter of hours in Fort Lauderdale – causing widespread flooding, the closure of the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and the suspension of high-speed commuter rail service for the Broward County region.
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As coastal engineers and state and local flood management officials converged on downtown Miami for this year’s Florida Floodplain Managers Association conference at the Marriott Biscayne Bay hotel, the skies opened and unleashed a torrent of rain.
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Like many homes in central Florida, Janét Buford-Johnson’s is situated on a pond that in better times would be considered picturesque. During Hurricane Ian in September the pond swelled into a horrific torrent, nearly swallowing her and her daughter alive.
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Pumps are an integral part of plans to help save South Florida from flooding. Thanks to climate change, stormwater systems here — and around the world — are coming under growing strain. In some cases, they’re starting to fail.
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Travel in the days leading up to Thanksgiving could be slowed due to periods of heavy rain in parts of Florida through Wednesday.
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Orange County is buzzing with higher levels of mosquito activity. County experts say the booming population came after Hurricane Ian.
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As federal agencies and local governments reassess flood zones and incorporate new technology, data on sea-level rise and the fact that the concrete jungle doesn’t absorb as much water as the natural environment, they’ve concluded that vast swaths of South Florida — particularly inland areas — are vulnerable to crippling storm surge and flooding from rain.
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The small stone crabbing community flooded again, just five years after Irma pushed ashore a storm surge that coated the town with mud and destroyed homes. WLRN's Jenny Staletovich visited Everglades City and saw that some fixes from resilient residents helped lessen the impact - but there was again suffering.
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The storm swept across Nicaragua and has emerged over the Pacific. The region was already saturated by weeks of heavy rains before Julia arrived.