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rainstorms

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The findings extend beyond heavy rainstorms and could have implications for underground operations around the world.

From Science Daily • Jul. 6, 2026

Last year, 80 percent of Bogus Basin’s pile survived torrential rainstorms and stretches of record summer heat.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026

Bolding’s joyful daisies decorated the Sidecca tote bag given to customers at November’s reopening, just before December’s intense rainstorms.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

But some of the high-tech company’s biggest problems began with a very low-tech nuisance: unexpectedly turbulent rainstorms in North Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

I would especially worry about him during rainstorms, when the hairpin turns of the Appalachians became slick with water, and during the winter, when the roads could turn treacherous.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson