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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Adam Morton

Catastrophe, pollution, dirty subsidies and nature capitalism: another week in the climate crisis

 A flooded area in Khairpur Nathan Shah, Dadu district, Sindh province, Pakistan
The devastating Pakistan floods follow record-breaking heatwaves and drought across China, the US and western Europe Photograph: Waqar Hussein/EPA

You don’t have to be paying much attention to be aware that the climate and environmental crises are not slowing down.

The flooding in Pakistan is estimated to have submerged a third of the country’s habitable land, destroyed more than a million homes, crippled infrastructure, farms and clean water supplies and killed at least 1,200 people. Tens of millions have had their lives disrupted. The fallout will include food and housing shortages and rising disease.

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