Climate change is turning snow to rain and raising risk of floods
28 June 2023
Warmer temperatures increase the amount of precipitation that falls as rain instead of snow, leading to more extreme rainfall in snowy places
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Ukraine Kakhovka dam explosion: Flooding is devastating wildlife
8 June 2023
Thousands of people have been evacuated due to the breach of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine. In a briefing, a minister for the Ukraine government explained how it is also harming ecosystems and farms
Mangroves near Chinese cities can reduce storm surges by over 2 metres
23 February 2023
A 600-metre-wide patch of mangrove forest can reduce the water level during a tropical storm by 2.8 metres, according to modelling of the Pearl river delta in China
