As an example, in July 2011 a severe storm with baseball-sized hail moved through southern Rapid City, where I live.

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The duo looked to have ridden out the storm when a pearler from Asif, almost a rapid off-break, beat Laxman's defences to hit middle-and-off.

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Tropical Storm Earl has hit the eastern Canadian coast, following a rapid acceleration.

BBC: Tropical storm Earl hits Canada's coast at Nova Scotia

They contrast the rapid recovery in the U.S. from the effects of Hurricane Sandy with the disastrous consequences from the same storm for Haiti, where up to 2 million people may face malnutrition after crops were washed away.

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