Two recent accidents have many people worried that something's gone wrong this year, that this summer is somehow different from the summers of their childhoods.
If they've got a nagging feeling it's climate change, they may be right, experts say.
Massive downpours have been on the rise in recent years, possibly because of global warming and the "heat island" effect created by urban areas, experts said.
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