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Record flood waters rise in Russia’s Urals, forcing thousands to evacuate By Reuters

By Guy Faulconbridge and Felix Light MOSCOW (Reuters) – Flood waters were rising in two cities in Russia’s Ural mountains…

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Yellen presses China on its ‘potential to flood our markets with exports’

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Saturday that upcoming U.S.-China talks will tackle a top Biden administration complaint that Beijing’s economic model and trade practices put…

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Science

Sunken Lands review: Heeding the flood warnings of history

Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucestershire, UK, flooded in January. Anna Barclay/Getty Images Sunken LandsGareth E. Rees (Elliott and Thompson) FOR many people, the…

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

New Orleans is at greater risk of further floods than we thought because of ground subsidence William A. Morgan/Shutterstock Sea…

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CIA terminates whistleblower who prompted flood of sexual misconduct complaints

The CIA this week terminated a woman whose whistleblower account of being assaulted in a stairwell at the spy agency’s…

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Politics

Immigration bill falters as border communities deal with the flood of migrants : NPR

NPR’s Michel Martin talks to Republican Mayor John Giles of Mesa, Ariz., about the Senate border measure. An initial vote…

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Science

Researchers advocate for sustainable logging to safeguard against global flood risks

It’s time to recognize the power of healthy forests in managing global growing flood risk, and to shift towards more…

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Politics

Americans abandoning neighborhoods due to rising flood risk, study finds

Rising risk of floods is hollowing out counties across the United States — creating abandoned pockets in the hearts of…

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