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Patrick Pester

Massive heat wave and a supercell thunderstorm caused deadly, baseball-sized hailstones to rain down on Spain

A summer storm is seen near the skyscrapers of the Four Towers Business Area. Rain and hail have reached the city of Madrid during a summer storm, accompanied by high temperatures during a heat wave.

A heat wave fueled by climate change helped create deadly, record-breaking hail in Spain, a new study finds. 

The baseball-sized hail hit northeastern Spain in August 2022, injuring 67 people and killing a 20 month old girl. Videos of the storm show balls of ice up to 4.7 inches (12 centimeters) wide dropping from the sky, smashing car windows and damaging property. 

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