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What We Know About the Storms Battering the Midwest

A lingering weather system has brought severe flooding and intense winds — including a few tornadoes — to Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.

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Natalee Andrews, left, and Nathan Dyer looked at the floodwaters in Crooksville, Ohio, on Tuesday.
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Severe storms cut power supply to 540,000 homes in US midwest

Indiana faced most outages at 267,000, about 8% of its customers, with severe thunderstorms and wind ahead

Power supply was cut on Thursday ⁠to about 540,000 homes and businesses across the US midwest as severe storms battered the region, data ⁠from PowerOutage.us showed.

Indiana ⁠was the ​hardest-hit state, with more than 267,000 outages, representing about 8% of its roughly 3.3 million customers, the data ⁠showed.

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© Photograph: Carolyn Kaster/AP

© Photograph: Carolyn Kaster/AP

© Photograph: Carolyn Kaster/AP

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How Scientists Use Eclipses for Research

It’s a chance not just to study the sun but also space weather, light pollution and even animal behavior.

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The Gran Telescopio Canarias, at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the island of La Palma in the Canaries, Spain.
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Photos Show England Turning Brown in Drought

Beset by historically dry weather, much of the nation is losing its signature hue.

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A parched park on the south bank of the River Thames in central London on Thursday, with Tower Bridge in the background.
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Record-Breaking Heat Wave in South Korea Leads to Canceled Baseball Games

The country has been gripped by a record-setting heat wave that endangered both players and spectators.

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Water cannons cooled off the crowd during a professional baseball game in Seoul last month.
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