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First Blood, Now Floods: These Farmers Are Battling Bandits and Climate Change
Devastating floods have killed more than 600 people and displaced 1.4 million. Nigeria’s food basket was already suffering from problems with armed bandits, but now swathes of it are underwater.
Houston’s Solution to Climate Change Is to Force Low-Income People to Move
“Where are these poor people going to live? What’s happening to us is an injustice.”
Video Shows Surging Water From a Melting Glacier Destroying a Landmark Bridge
Global warming is a stark reality for communities close to Pakistan’s melting glaciers. It has 7,253 glaciers – the highest outside the polar regions.
Australia Is Experiencing Some of the Worst Flooding in Its History
The freak weather event, which has claimed at least 20 lives so far, has been called “a natural disaster of unprecedented proportions.”
Canada’s Known for Years Indigenous Peoples in BC Aren’t Safe From Flooding
A system of dikes meant to protect the Lower Mainland from flooding excludes many First Nations. The federal government admits some have “no dike protection at all.”
Floods Are So Bad Farmers Are Rescuing Cows With Sea-Doos in British Columbia
One person is confirmed dead and others are missing as torrential rain, floods, and mudslides devastate the Canadian province.
Flash Floods Are Proof That Climate Disaster Is Already Here
The catastrophic floods in London, Germany, Belgium, China and India are a wake-up call for the world.
‘Mom, I Don’t Think I Can Make It’: Inside the Subway Train Flooded by Extreme Rainfall
At least 12 people died in the subway system as a record-breaking rainstorm hit central China.
Dozens Dead and More Missing After ‘Catastrophic’ Flooding in Germany
The political leader of one of the worst affected states warns that the region needs more urgent help.
Black Homes Are Flooding Due to Racist Policies, Says Company Being Sued for Those Policies
A new study from the real estate company Redfin shows how racist housing policies have made Black neighborhoods more vulnerable to flooding than white ones. Meanwhile, Redfin is accused of helping keep those same neighborhoods segregated.
Record Flooding Kills at Least 200 in Africa's Sahel Region
Unprecedented rainfall has displaced hundreds of thousands, and led experts to warn of potential food shortages.
This Map Shows Which U.S. Homes Will Flood Over the Next 30 Years Due to Climate Change
Millions of Americans have no idea they're living in a flood zone. Now you can look up every property in the U.S. and see the flood risk for yourself.