A powerful storm that battered parts of Mexico and the western United States was fading on Monday, but just as Tropical Storm Hilary moved off-stage, Franklin was churning through the Caribbean to threaten Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Meanwhile, relentless wildfires were still burning in Canada, Greece and Spain, Hawaii was getting a visit from President Joe Biden and the central United States were bracing for more record heat.
Hilary delivered a drenching that ranged from Mexico's Baja California peninsula north all the way to Oregon and Idaho. The first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years dropped more than half an average year's rain on some areas, including Palm Springs, and left a trail of flooded roads, mudslides and downed trees. Several people had to be rescued from swollen rivers, and at least one person drowned in Mexico.
