The death toll later rose to 39, many of them children. Many are still missing. About 15 people were killed in Peru's Amazon when they were buried alive in an avalanche of mud and boulders. The avalanche was triggered by a storm soaked hillside that collapsed and tore through a village. With the loss of each tree, Atlanta braces for more heat, more flooding, more air pollution and higher electric bills.
Trees help remove or trap lung damaging dust, ash and pollen.
One acre of trees can produce as much oxygen as 18 people breath annually . Farmers who prayed for rain last year say the rain this year is the worst ever for Hungary. The oldest villagers remember bad floods from the 1940's, but those weren't as bad as these were . Tanker operators, cruise ship owners and offshore platform operations in the Mexican Gulf and Caribbean Sea face the possibility of significant disruptions as meteorologists predict a violent Atlantic hurricane season . Residents of Sao Paulo Brazil began clean up of the city after 5 inches of torrential rains and flooding .