Weather
The reason for this comes from global weather.
It would, however, be premature to pronounce it dead.
The Perseid Meteor Shower is the most popular of the year.
Hail as large as 4.5 inches, or grapefruit-sized, reportedly fell in Wall, closely rivaled by four-inch hail in Belle Fourche. Wind speeds reached as high as 91 mph near St. Onge, while roughly 2.5 inches of rain fell in Midland.
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Bison that lived 3,000 years ago were 37% larger than those living today because of a warming climate — a trend that will accelerate, with bison projected to become 46% smaller by the end of the century. Bison are shaggy sentinels of climate change on the prairie.
The heat burst produced hot, dry, gusty winds.
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The fact that these types of floods are becoming increasingly common is a direct result of the changing climate.
StormTRACKER Meteorologist John wheeler discusses the drier than average weather.
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John Wheeler
Jared Piepenburg
Lydia Blume
Jesse Ritka
Robert Poynter
Tim Albertson
Dillon Vogt
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