A winter storm and heavy rains battered various parts of the country Wednesday evening into Thursday, with central Israel and coastal cities experiencing severe flooding. Dozens of firefighters and teams of divers were called to the central Israel city of Hod Hasharon after houses, parking lots, and elevators were flooded by heavy rainfall. In a […]
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Experts point to climate change as powerful rains batter Israel
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‘Pretty crazy’: Hail as big as billiard balls batter Evansburg, Alberta
Hail the size of billiard balls fell from the skies over Evansburg Sunday, causing a damaging racket. Environment Canada had issued a severe thunderstorm watch for a large area west of Edmonton, and shortly before 5:30 p.m. the storm struck — battering homes and vehicles for nearly half an hour. ‘It was insanely loud’ […]
Lee Circle no more: New Orleans to remove 4 Confederate statues
From: nola.com Lee Circle will lose the statue of its namesake after the New Orleans City Council voted 6-1 Thursday (Dec. 17) to remove four monuments related to the Confederacy from their prominent perches around the city. Besides Gen. Robert E. Lee, statues of Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard at the entrance of […]