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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Sirin Kale

I’ve seen how deadly floods are devastating Europe – we are not prepared for what’s next

A destroyed country guest house in Ahrweiler, western Germany, 2021.
A destroyed country guest house in Ahrweiler, western Germany, 2021. Composite: Christof Stache/AFP/Getty Images

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It’s common to think about the climate crisis as something that will happen in the future, in the global south.

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