Climate Emergency
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Sciences & Technology
Rising global flood risk demands action
By the end of the century tens of millions more people and trillions of dollars more of the world economy will be at risk of being flooded as sea levels rise
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Environment
The local governments declaring a climate emergency
The rise in the number of local governments declaring a climate emergency is significant, but only a small proportion have developed action plans