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October 26, 2015

Hurricane Patricia Downgraded in Mexico, Dumps Rain on Texas 
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The remnants of Hurricane Patricia have moved east after drenching parts
of Texas with more than a foot of rain. The strongest hurricane ever
recorded, Patricia made landfall Friday evening on Mexico's Pacific
Coast, uprooting trees and power lines and setting off mudslides with
winds of 165 miles per hour. But the damage was blunted by mountainous
terrain, and Patricia was quickly downgraded. Despite fears of mass
casualties, there have been no confirmed fatalities from the storm in
Mexico. Scientists have warned stronger hurricanes like Patricia will
result from climate change.

 

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