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Floods that hit New York City every 500 years now hit every 24

Floods that hit New York City every 500 years now hit every 24

The figures show that before 1800, one storm every 500 years would have produced a 2.25-metre storm surge in the Battery; now, such storms occur once every 24 years

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Residents stranded as severe floods wash away homes in Japan

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Residents stranded as severe floods wash away homes in Japan

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Travel back in time to the flood that filled the Mediterranean

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Travel back in time to the flood that filled the Mediterranean

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Hippos, bears and lions run wild after flood hits zoo in Georgia

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Hippos, bears and lions run wild after flood hits zoo in Georgia

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Latest numbers show at least 5 metres sea-level rise locked in

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Latest numbers show at least 5 metres sea-level rise locked in

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Small atoll islands may grow, not sink, as sea levels rise

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Small atoll islands may grow, not sink, as sea levels rise

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Extreme El Niño expected to wreak havoc on weather this year

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Extreme El Niño expected to wreak havoc on weather this year

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Apparent slowing of sea level rise is artefact of satellite data

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Apparent slowing of sea level rise is artefact of satellite data

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Large cache of giant lemur bones found in flooded cave

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Large cache of giant lemur bones found in flooded cave

Giant lemurs, horned crocodiles, pygmy hippos and gigantic birds discovered in a watery cave grave may have been swept there by floods

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Europe blazes trail against climate change

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A drowned town has resurfaced – population one

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Poisoning Tibet's rabbit relatives may be a bad move

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Tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay to boost flood defences

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