Tropical Storm Chantal makes landfall over South Carolina with 50 mph winds

Tropical storm warnings were extended up to Surf City, North Carolina, ahead of Tropical Storm Chantal’s landfall in South Carolina early Sunday.
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Hawaii on alert for tropical storm as extreme heat impacts 25M Americans

Hawaii is on alert for Tropical Storm Hone while extreme heat is expected to expand from the south to the Midwest, leaving 25 million Americans under heat alerts.
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CSUF Marine Geologist: Tropical Storms Like Hurricane Hilary Could Significantly Change Southern California’s Coast

Newswise imageExperts anticipate that more than a year’s worth of rain could fall within a couple of days in some areas of Southern California this weekend.
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Elsa weakens to tropical storm as it moves through Caribbean

Elsa weakens to tropical storm as it moves through Caribbean.
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Tropical Storm Bill forms far off coast of North Carolina

The second named storm of this year’s hurricane season, Tropical Storm Bill, has formed far off the North Carolina coast
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Tropical Depression 19 hitting Florida, expected to become Tropical Storm Sally

New tropical storm watches are in effect for parts of the Florida panhandle.
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Tropical Storm Laura, Marco simultaneously heading toward Gulf states

The forecasts show the two storms’ path heading toward the Gulf
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Future subtropical warming accelerates tropical climate change

In response to future fossil fuel burning, climate computer models simulate a pronounced warming in the tropical oceans. This warming can influence the El Niño phenomenon and shift weather and rainfall patterns across the globe. Despite being robustly simulated in computer models of the climate system, the origin of this accelerated tropical warming has remained a mystery. A new study concludes that climate change outside the tropics is the main culprit.
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Elusive key to stopping neglected tropical diseases

Researchers have found an important protein in the cells of a deadly infectious parasite, opening the door to less harmful treatment for millions of people suffering from diseases like sleeping sickness in Africa and Chagas disease in South America.
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