Gully washer. Duck drownder. Toad strangler. Cob floater. Sod soaker. Whatever their names, summer in the Midwest isn’t summer without strong, sudden storms with towering clouds. While the Indian subcontinent is famous for its monsoon season, what many people don’t know is that the midwestern United States has its own monsoon season, very nearly as strong.
Fire in the sky: Strong summer storms in the Midwest send wildfire smoke into the previously pristine stratosphere
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