cloudburst
Example Sentences
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These cloudbursts led to deadly flooding that killed more than 1,000 people, underscoring how rapidly changing mountain weather can amplify natural hazards.
From Science Daily
He might have been among the few people pleased with the cloudburst at the Italian event.
A cloudburst had caused a flash flood early in the morning, a local official said.
From BBC
Experts say this is increasingly happening in the mountainous regions where massive moisture-laden clouds hit the hills, pouring huge amounts of rain very quickly in a small area - a phenomenon that is known as cloudburst.
From BBC
Extreme weather events such as cloudbursts are hard to predict in advance.
From BBC
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