It includes green roofs and landscaping, meaning the rain tree would be surrounded with greenery.

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Predictions for 2050 suggest a 40% loss of forest, meaning significantly less rain and 35-40 less electric power.

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Farther east and south, more typical spring storms -- meaning possible severe thunderstorms with hail, heavy rain and gusty winds -- were expected to visit the southern Plains and Mississippi River Valley by Wednesday evening.

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Many were built on flood plains, meaning residents are stuck in a mosquito-infested open sewer after every heavy rain.

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