The Earth's Furies - Floods
Air, Atmosphere, Weather and Pollution
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52m
Over the past 20 years, floods have caused more than 150,000 deaths globally. Global warming has made flooding one of the foremost challenges of the 21st century, leaving huge swathes of coastal areas vulnerable to devastation.
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