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A post-Laura heat wave has no name

The extreme heat following Hurricane Laura could be as deadly as a tropical storm. But only one of those weather events has a name. Why?

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Emily Atkin
Aug 31, 2020
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Tracy Miller, 60, carries an item through floodwater that is left after Hurricane Laura landed along the Texas-Louisiana border i…

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