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Ukraine Kakhovka dam explosion: Flooding is devastating wildlife

Thousands of people have been evacuated due to the breach of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine. In a briefing, a minister for the Ukraine government explained how it is also harming ecosystems and farms

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A partially flooded area of Kherson, Ukraine

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Kakhovka hydroelectric dam burst: What are the risks to human life?

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Giant invasive rodents could make California’s floods worse

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Cars on a flooded street in Dania Beach, Florida on 12 April

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Florida floods: How much rain has fallen and could it happen again?

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TOPSHOT - An aerial photo taken on February 14, 2023 shows flooding caused by Cyclone Gabrielle in Awatoto, near the city of Napier. - New Zealand declared a national state of emergency on February 14 as Cyclone Gabrielle swept away roads, inundated homes and left more than 100,000 people without power. - New Zealand OUT (Photo by AFP) / New Zealand OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)

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Do back-to-back disasters show first climate tipping point is upon us?

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NAKURU, RIFT VALLEY, KENYA - 2021/10/17: A view of a submerged Roberts Camp after the unprecedented rise of water levels in Lake Baringo. The flooding situation in Rift Valley lakes exacerbated by climate change has led to displacement of thousands of people from their homes and work. There are growing calls for world leaders to put more effort in addressing the effects of climate change. Communities living near the catchment areas in the global south are the most affected. (Photo by James Wakibia/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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Lake levels are rising across the world and climate change is to blame

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A mangrove forest in Shenzhen Bay, China

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Mangroves near Chinese cities can reduce storm surges by over 2 metres

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The Imja glacial lake in Nepal

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15 million people live in possible flood path for melting glaciers

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Tractors and lorries in the flooded streets of Bangalore

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Bangalore floods highlight how cities must adapt to climate change

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Deadly Pakistan floods are a climate catastrophe, says UN chief

Eight weeks of torrential rain during a severe monsoon season have left a third of Pakistan underwater, in the worst flooding since 2010

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A road damaged by flood waters following heavy monsoon rains in Madian, Pakistan

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After deadly floods, can Germany adapt to its climate future?

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Climate change made extreme floods in Germany and Belgium more likely

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UK warned its failure to adapt to warming threatens net zero target

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