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Heavy rain has struck the Italian city of Milan, and the entire city is inundated in deep water. Lake Como burst its banks on Wednesday amid the floods, and strong winds blew down power lines- knocking out electricity for a lot of the city. They also knocked down trees and tore apart furniture across Milan, and the high water levels flooded any homes that weren't damaged by the winds. Thankfully, no injuries or deaths have been reported. All of this is because of the worsening global climate crisis, which also caused the terrible flooding in Italy's Emilia Romagna region earlier this year.
On another note, Storm Ciarán is lashing the United Kingdom and France with strong winds and heavy rain, with winds over 100 mph hitting some areas. Subways have been flooded and roads are impossible to drive on, and swells of over 50 feet are pounding coastal areas. Cities have been completely inundated amid the storm, and power is also out in many areas- and it is only expected to get worse throughout the day.
Fact of the Day: Armadillo shells are bulletproof. There have been multiple reports of bullets ricocheting off of their shells, including one incident where a Texas man was hit in the jaw by his own bullet after firing at the armadillo.
Quote of the Day: In a gentle way, you can shake the world. (Mahatma Gandhi)
Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Fuliginous (adj)- Fuliginous is a formal adjective that is synonymous with sooty; it describes things related to, containing, or producing soot. It can also describe things that are figuratively sooty—that is, dark or murky, as in "fuliginous soul"—as well as things that are dark or sooty in color, from crystals and insects to the plumage of some bird species.
In a Sentence: Stringent environmental regulations eventually helped the city rid itself of the fuliginous haze that had plagued its citizens for decades.
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