Flash flood watch under way for 80m in eastern US as heatwaves broil west

Western Georgia sees 'one-in-1,000-year rainfall event' as homes and businesses floodMore than 80 million people in the eastern US were under flash flood watches late on Monday, marking still more extreme weather in a country reeling from record heatwaves in some regions, as the US increasingly feels the effects of the climate crisis.In Georgia, the threat of torrential downpours became a reality Sunday afternoon, spurring a flash flood emergency in western portions of the state, CNN reported. Continue reading...