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New Mexico farmers face a choice: Pray for rain or get paid not to plant

New Mexico farmers face a choice: Pray for rain or get paid not to plant

With irrigation scarce, New Mexico is paying farmers to let their fields lie fallow. But some are choosing instead to bet on the monsoon season.
What are flash floods? Here are some safety and preparation tips
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What are flash floods? Here are some safety and preparation tips

Eighty-eight people die on average each year in the United States as a result of sudden flooding that follows heavy rainstorms, the National Weather Service said.
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Ploy Pattanun Achakulwisut, Loretta Mickley, Susan Anenberg: Increased deaths and illnesses from inhaling airborne dust

Our findings highlight the potential for climate change to worsen air quality problems in many populated arid regions around the world.

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