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December 27, 2021

Dams Burst After Torrential Rains in Brazil; U.S. Records Record High December Temperatures
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In northeastern Brazil, authorities issued flash flood warnings after a
pair of dams collapsed Saturday night amid heavy rainfall. Officials say
the floods have driven over 35,000 people from their homes. Parts of
Bahia state have received rainfall that is six times greater than the
December average. 

Here in the United States, hundreds of temperature records fell over the
Christmas holiday weekend as Texas and southeastern states experienced
spring-like conditions. Dallas-Fort Worth airport hit 82 degrees on
Saturday - a Christmas record for North Texas, and just seven degrees
cooler than the high on the Fourth of July.


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