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Recent Examples of regionsWhen heavy rain occurs, there is a risk of flooding, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone regions.—
Ca Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 July 2026 The route spans nine distinct regions, each with its own personality—from wine country and alpine villages to rugged mountain passes.—
Taylor McIntyre,
Travel + Leisure,
11 July 2026 From there, premotor regions begin preparing possible movements.—
Michelle Spear,
Scientific American,
11 July 2026 Scientists warn that climate change caused in part by the burning of fuels like gasoline, oil and coal is exacerbating the frequency and intensity of heat and dryness, making certain regions more vulnerable to wildfires.—
Suman Naishadham,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2026 As families tried to celebrate the Fourth of July, a sprawling heat dome pinned triple-digit temperatures and heat indices as high as 115°F across the central and eastern regions of the country.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
10 July 2026 The past few years have shown how vulnerable global supply chains can be when production is concentrated in a small number of regions.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
10 July 2026 In some regions of the country, a lot of that household use is made up of outdoor use, like for watering lawns and filling pools.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
5 July 2026 This unique alignment creates an unparalleled opportunity for travelers to combine eclipse viewing with meteor watching, especially in regions like Iceland or Spain, or even locally in North America by seeking dark skies after the partial eclipse.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
Authorities issued an evacuation warning for two zones north of the highway, as well as a third zone south of the highway but to the east of where evacuation orders were in place.
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Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
15 July 2026
Petunias are typically grown as annuals, but they can be cultivated as perennials in zones 10 and 11.
Companies in industrial parts, software, consulting and life sciences were the other sectors in the Southland that attracted venture investments.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2026
Striking is a reproduction of a metallic structure with moving and rotating mechanical parts that reflected Lagerfeld’s Bauhaus influences, with 18 fur coats on display that seem to float and dance.
White-footed mice, which do carry the culprit bacteria — charmingly named Borrelia burgdorferi — thrive in areas disturbed by people, according to Ostfeld.
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Meg Tirrell,
CNN Money,
14 July 2026
During periods of intense rainfall, the risk of flooding increases, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone areas.