20 million people are under heat advisories. factor in the humidity and it felt like 111 in tallahassee florida, 102 in atlanta georgia, and 98 in the nation s capital. in the west the punishing drought appears to be giving way to devastating rain. ben tracy begins our coverage. reporter: today construction crews began fixing the highway bridge washed out by heavy weekend rains in california. scientists say such rare summer storms are a preview of a potentially record-breaking wet winter in the west. nasa climate scientist josh willis says the storms are fueled by the phenomenon called el nino. a whopper of an el nino could bring a lot of really heavy rain really quickly which brings as many problems as it does solutions. reporter: el nino is a band of warmer-than-usual water in the pacific ocean along the equator that changes weather patterns worldwide. forecasters say this one has the potential to be the most powerful el nino on record. signs of el nino have been wash
it has been another sweltering summer day in the deep south and the north east. 20 million people are under heat advisories. factor in the humidity and it felt like 111 in tallahassee florida, 102 in atlanta, georgia, and 98 in the nation s capital. in the west the punishing drought appears to be giving way to devastating rain. ben tracy begins our coverage. reporter: today construction crews began fixing the highway bridge washed out by heavy weekend rains in california. scientists say such rare summer storms are a preview of a potentially record-breaking wet winter in the west. nasa climate scientist josh willis says the storms are fueled by the phenomenon calledth el nino. a whopper of an el nino could bring a lot of really heavy rain really quickly, which brings as many problems as it does solutions. reporter: el nino is a band of warmer-than-usual water in the pacific ocean along the equator that changes weatherns patterns worldwide. forecasters say this one has th
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