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Over 120 million people were affected on Monday after severe storms swept across the eastern US, bringing strong winds, heavy rain, flooding, and even tornadoes. The entire east coast, including cities such as Atlanta, Charlotte, Raleigh, Washington DC, Baltimore, and Philadelphia, was impacted, and power outages are still affecting most areas. Around 232,000 places are out in North Carolina, 156,000 in Pennsylvania, 109,000 in Georgia, 96,000 in Maryland, 64,000 in South Carolina, 52,000 in Tennessee, 40,500 in Virginia, 20,000 in Delaware, 14,500 in New Jersey, and 11,500 in West Virginia- almost 800,000 outages! Crashes were also reported across the coast, as visibility was extremely poor and weather conditions caused sliding and slipping on roads. The outages also caused chaotic situations at intersections when traffic lights stopped working, leading cars to inch across the intersection with zero visibility. Two tornadoes were also confirmed in southern Indiana, but thankfully little damage was done. Potential tornadoes are also under investigation in upstate New York and Tennessee.
On another note, the World Scout Jamboree is going to be cut short because of weather conditions. The World Scout Jamboree is yearly meeting of scouts around the world, and they all come together to a gathering. This year, the jamboree is being held in South Korea, but it is going to be stopped early due to the weather. Sweltering conditions have burned South Korea in a heatwave for the past few weeks, but Typhoon Khanun is what provoked the scouts to leave early. Khanun was expected to hit Japan's Okinawa islands, brush Taiwan, turn back toward Okinawa, and fizzle out. However, a change in weather patterns is now taking the storm into Japan and then South Korea. After brushing Taiwan, Typhoon Khanun turned back and is now smashing into Okinawa again, and it will soon turn north and make landfall on Japan's southern prefectures. It will then weaken, but restrengthen in the Yellow Sea before making landfall in South Korea. It will then go into North Korea, and if the storm is strong enough, even into northeastern China. Khanun will bring strong winds, heavy rain, flooding, and storm surge- unfortunately for the scouts, this means they will have to go home early.
Quote of the Day: Learning never exhausts the mind. (Leonardo da Vinci)
Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Malaise (noun)- Malaise refers to a slight or general feeling of not being healthy or happy.
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