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Climate researchers say golf ball-sized hail is becoming more common

Climate researchers at Northern Illinois University found that golf ball-sized hail or larger will become much more common in the United States.

Record-breaking hailstones have been documented in recent years, with extreme stones reaching up to 6 to 7 inches in diameter, the size of a cantaloupe or pineapple, falling in states like Texas and Colorado.

Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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