The World and the Weather Controversy: Sudan Rains, Korean Heatwave, Texas Whirlwind, Symposium…Storm Debby and its Heavy Rainfall and Catastrophic Flooding

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The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has just indicated that at least five deaths have been recorded this week by authorities in the southeastern United States, a region hit by storm Debby and its heavy rainfall that poses the risk of “catastrophic” flooding.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) reveals that Debby arrived on the coast of Florida as a category 1 hurricane (on a scale of up to 5), continuing its course towards the north and the states of Georgia and South Carolina with gusts of up to 75 km/h after a peak at 120 km/h.

“Debby could produce potentially historic rainfall amounts of 10 to 20 inches” and cause “catastrophic flooding” in parts of these southeastern states, according to the latest NHC bulletin.

According to the NHC, “a slow movement toward the east and then the north is expected” for Debby. It should move off the coast of Georgia.

For the occasion, Joe Biden had declared a state of emergency – a measure that releases federal funds to help local authorities – in South Carolina, after having established it in Florida the day before.

At the beginning of July, Hurricane Beryl had already hit the southern United States and caused several deaths.