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For three days now, southern Florida (especially in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area) has been experiencing terrible weather, with storms roaring in since Tuesday and raining down up to 2 feet of rain. In fact, the city of Fort Lauderdale received an entire month's worth of rain in one day-- and more is on the way.
Flooding became quite bad in cities such as Miami, with cars going under the water, and many vehicles were seen floating down the street in multiple locations. Due to the already-saturated ground, flash flooding occurred even faster, and at least 1.7 million people were under flash flood warnings. Roads became rivers all over the city, and firefighters had to use boats to get to some areas to rescue people stranded on the upper floors of their homes or in their cars.
This has resulted in flights to Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Palm Beach, Fort Myers, Orlando, and Tampa being delayed or even canceled. In addition, it has also become a cause for concern to the ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup, as three matches are scheduled in Central Broward Park in Lauderhill (a city next to Fort Lauderdale).
The flooding and rainfall in the state have gotten so bad that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has issued a state of emergency for Miami-Dade, Broward, Lee, Collier, and Sarasota counties. Unfortunately, the rain shows no signs of letting up, with storms expected to continue through today. Residents will get a much-needed break over the weekend, with a couple of isolated thunderstorms expected, but the rain will return in full force next week and is expected to continue all the way until the end of the month without a break.
There is one plus side, though. The areas where the rain has been slamming are actually within a region of Florida that has been experiencing severe drought lately. Central and South Florida have been quite dry over the past few months, with the occasional rain throughout May and almost no rain at all across January, February, March, and April. This rain will be a bit of an overflow, though, and it is all due to climate change. Changes in weather patterns are happening all over the world as the Earth warms, with more devastating weather like storms and droughts occurring every day.
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