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Torrential rain and flash floods kill seven people in Nashville and middle Tennessee
At the end of March, record rainfall of more than seven inches over a two-day period caused flooding in middle Tennessee, including Nashville, leading to seven deaths.
Nashville’s highest two-day recorded rainfall began on Saturday, March 27 and ended only in the early hours of Palm Sunday, March 28. Emergency workers used boats to rescue some 100 people stranded by flood water that surrounded their vehicles and homes. According to media reports, dozens of other residents were rescued in the adjacent counties of Wilson, Williamson and Rutherford.
The National Weather Service received more than 250 reports of severe weather from East Texas to North Carolina, including 16 reports of tornadoes, 100 instances of damaging winds and nearly 140 reports of large hail.
A Mom’s Research (Part 2): Texas Freezing and Global Warming
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A few days ago, my husband and I were chatting about the freezing weather in Texas and the resulting blackouts. My daughter got grumpy when she heard us and said, “So you don’t believe in global warming?”
“Not necessarily. If you want to convince me, answer my questions,” my husband said. “First, is it true that we have global warming? See how cold Texas gets and how much snow we are getting.”
“Scientists said these are caused by global warming! I can find out,” said my daughter.
“OK. Second, if global warming is true, is it caused by carbon dioxide or by human activities? Third, would it help if the United States and Europe stopped emitting carbon dioxide, while China can do whatever it wants? You know, the emissions from China are more than those from the United States and Europe combined.”