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US East Coast faces rising seas as crucial Atlantic current slows

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US East Coast faces rising seas as crucial Atlantic current slows

The weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is boosting the sea level along the New England coast on top of sea level rise from melting ice, adding to flooding

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US scientists rebuild climate risk map deleted from government site

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US scientists rebuild climate risk map deleted from government site

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A ridge in south-east Sicily that was eroded by the megaflood

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Sicily's hills were 40 metres below water during Earth's megaflood

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Why physicists are air-dropping buoys into the paths of hurricanes

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Thousands of US dams may be unprepared for extreme rain

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Sleeping bumblebees can survive underwater for a week

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TEWKESBURY, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 05: Flood water surrounds Tewkesbury Abbey and surrounding streets because of widespread flooding after the Rivers Swilgate and Avon burst their banks on January 5, 2024 in Gloucestershire, England. Storm Henk brought strong winds and heavy rain across much of the country this week which lashed large parts of the country, hitting travel and cutting power. While across the UK numerous flood warnings were still in place after weeks of heavy rainfall, the UK's Environment Agency has warned people to expect flooding to become more frequent because of climate change. (Photo by Anna Barclay/Getty Images)

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Sunken Lands review: Heeding the flood warnings of history

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Floods in New Orleans after a storm surge from Hurricane Sally in 2020

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US coastal cities face higher 2050 flood risk because they are sinking

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The Libyan city of Derna on 18 September, just over a week after two nearby dams collapsed and caused devatasting floods

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Catastrophic Libyan dam collapse partly caused by climate change

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Climate change is turning snow to rain and raising risk of floods

Warmer temperatures increase the amount of precipitation that falls as rain instead of snow, leading to more extreme rainfall in snowy places

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Ukraine Kakhovka dam explosion: Flooding is devastating wildlife

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

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