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Race to improve weather forecasting in a warming world with record storms

Move over Godzilla. Tokyo is battling another threat – guerilla rainstorms. These hyperlocal storms have triggered intense downpours that flood streets, overwhelm drains and shut down train stations.

Move over Godzilla. Tokyo is battling another threat – guerilla rainstorms. These hyperlocal storms have triggered intense downpours that flood streets, overwhelm drains and shut down train stations. They are getting more powerful and they intensify faster, making them and their effects difficult to predict.