A GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image shows Hurricane Ernesto in the Atlantic Ocean south-southwest of Bermuda on Friday. Cape Hatteras National Seashore/via AP hide caption
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This GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken at 4 p.m EDT and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Hurricane Ernesto northwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico and moving over open waters, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. AP/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration hide caption
This GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken at 4 p.m EDT and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Hurricane Ernesto northwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico and moving over open waters, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. AP/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration hide caption
Tourists sit on La Pared beach as Ernesto passes by Luquillo, Puerto Rico, on Tuesday. Alejandro Granadillo/AP hide caption
A woodpecker living in a Saguaro at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix on June 28. Caitlin O’Hara/for NPR hide caption
This GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken at 4:30 p.m. EDT Monday and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Tropical Storm Ernesto over the Atlantic Ocean and moving west-northwest toward the Lesser Antilles. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/AP hide caption
Ann Farkas walks in her flood-damaged home in Canisteo, N.Y., Friday, after remnants of Tropical Storm Debby swept through the area, creating flash flood conditions in some areas. Craig Ruttle/AP hide caption
Debris from a building is seen along Route 36 in Canisteo, N.Y., on Friday after remnants of Tropical Storm Debby swept through the area. Craig Ruttle/AP hide caption
A person looks at a flooded street caused by the rain and storm surge from Hurricane Debby on Monday in Cedar Key, Fla. Hurricane Debby is now moving slowly over Georgia, bringing heavy rain storms and high winds along the coast. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Jaiden Skinner, left, and Nani Hicks check on their neighborhood as high winds, rain and storm surge from Hurricane Debby inundate Cedar Key, Florida, on Monday, August 5. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption
A graphic shows the projected path of Tropical Storm Debby as it crosses Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. National Weather Service hide caption
From left, Matthew Blowers and Patrick Brafford prepare to secure a lifeguard tower in preparation of potential storm at Clearwater Beach on Saturday, in Clearwater, Fla. Jefferee Woo/AP/Tampa Bay Times hide caption
Roger Heim (right) and Terry Smith (second from right), both of Valrico, Fla., fill sandbags in preparation for the weekend storm at the Edward Medard Conservation Park in Plant City, Fla. Chris O'Meara/AP hide caption
Daisy Edgar-Jones stars as Kate in the new movie Twisters. Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures hide caption
Once completed, India's National River Linking Project will transfer an estimated 200 billion cubic meters of water around the country each year. STRDEL / Stringer/Getty Images hide caption
India's plan to reroute rivers could have unintended consequences on rainfall
A car is crushed by a fallen building that hosted the Gansevoort mural that was struck by a tornado, in Rome, N.Y., on Tuesday. Much of the U.S. and Canada is cleaning up or still dealing with a new wave of severe storms that have caused deaths and damage this week from the Plains to New England. John Clifford/The Daily Sentinel/AP hide caption
Tourists shelter from the sun in front of the Sforzesco Castle in Milan, Italy, on Tuesday. Weather alerts, forest fires, melting pavement in cities: A sizzling heat wave has sent temperatures in parts of central and southern Europe soaring toward 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) in some places. Luca Bruno/AP hide caption
Firefighters work against the advancing Lake Fire in Los Olivos, Calif., on Saturday, July 6, 2024. Eric Thayer/AP hide caption
A vehicle is left abandoned in floodwater on a highway after Hurricane Beryl swept through the area on Monday in Houston. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption
Dane Allen and Randy Davis board up apartments on Sunday ahead of Beryl's arrival in Corpus Christi, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption
A worker adjusts his helmet on a construction site under the sun as southern California faces a heat wave, in Los Angeles, on Wednesday. Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Visitors pass a restaurant closed in advance of Beryl on Saturday in Port Aransas, Texas. Eric Gay/AP hide caption