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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Stuti Mishra

Climate crisis made devastating Libya flooding ‘50 times more likely’

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The devastating floods in Libya that killed 11,000 people this month were made “50 times more likely” due to the man-made climate crisis, a scientific assessment has found.

The catastrophic floods were caused by the collapse of two dams in Derna after a storm hit the country on 10 September. However, the climate crisis played a role behind the heavy rainfall, researchers have said.

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