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… with Francis are now so regular as not to be news. Maccise in 2003 indicted the way documents flooded out of the Vatican that touched directly on the lives of the faithful yet who were never …

… melting permafrost is releasing large levels of methane. Meanwhile, heat waves, droughts and floods are devastating communities around the globe, while war and conflict ramp up competition …

… that in Ethiopia and Somalia where an estimated 6 million people in each country are affected. Floods and insecurity have pushed 8 million people in South Sudan into acute food insecurity. …

… for connecting with other people. Green spaces also reduce pollution and help protect against flooding or droughts. "The Headwaters draw you to something beyond yourself, away from the rat …

… feet of mine waste into the Paraopeba River basin. In January, when heavy rains caused major floods in the region and many houses were covered with mud, Ferreira visited people in the area and said the effects of the 2019 tragedy were still apparent. "That mud brought with the flood was not real mud, but a toxic mass of tailings mixed with water. The company talks about …

… has already led to the suffering and death of millions  of people worldwide from drought, flooding, famine and disease, and is linked to  perinatal and child mortality . According to … of climate change. Scientific data and recent disasters, including recurring "100-year" floods and wildfires, point to a worsening of climate change that threatens the lives of billions …

… Camp Fire that incinerated the town of Paradise, she said. Or the three 500-year rains that flooded Cunningham's hometown of Houston three years in a row. In the U.S. and beyond, the …

… occasionally suggests the moral accountability of other creatures. In Genesis 9 after the flood, God covenants with all creation and sets forth a penalty for shedding human blood — …

… April 14, the death toll surpassed 120, with dozens remaining missing. Landslides and street flooding forced 140,000 people to seek refuge at evacuation sites in Northern Mindanao and … "Our rescue teams are having difficulty in locating missing persons due to the mud deposits in flooded areas. We need to act fast, as many could die due to suffocation," Gary Escaler, a member … who are victims ... Many of them are children whose houses and clothes were destroyed by the floods. May the spirit of the Holy Week propel us to love the needy by assisting them," Maasin …

… three decades, and cities like Annapolis will experience several damage-causing "moderate" floods a year by midcentury, compared to a few "nuisance" tidal floods now. The town halls, funded through small grants from the Victory Noll Sisters in …

… warmer since pre-industrial times, leading to more devastating natural disasters such as flooding, long-term drought, forest fires and stronger hurricanes, and the displacement of …

… covers all of that." His experience of rebuilding the community of Brumadinho, which was flooded with more than 10 million cubic meters of toxic sludge, strikes at the heart of the …

… Health impacts of climate change, whether from rising heat, air pollution or increased flooding, are not evenly felt across states or communities. "There are communities in our country …

… in the Middle Ages . These seem like modest observances compared with the massive parades that flood the main streets of towns around the globe in annual celebration of Patrick. This year on …

… unrelenting evidence the climate is changing: Heat waves in the summer are getting stronger, flooding is increasing, invasive species are moving into new areas. Still, the chief scientist … it back in the soil where we want it. Looking at how restoring wetlands can protect us from flooding and storm surges, but it can also take up carbon, too. Looking at how the transition to …

… Brian Roewe … Flooding and extreme storms are an annual threat for many people in Bangladesh. In November 1970, … and can help families pay for better education. "This is how they have adapted to the floods," Mostafa said, adding that many farmers like Noorobi have shared what they've learned …

… the ability of both nature and humanity to adapt, creating a harrowing future in which floods, fires and famine displace millions, species disappear and the planet is irreversibly … of God's disapproval of their immoral behavior and, at the same time, that they won't be flooded into oblivion. Why not? Because in the ninth chapter of the Bible's Book of Genesis, God … Noah after the waters recede, "Never again will all life be destroyed by the waters of the flood." For Bertana, this rejection of the secular narrative of coastal degradation is " a form …

… extreme weather events. We will commit to not feet, but meters, of sea level rise, enough to flood the major cities and coastal regions of the world . Exactly how quickly that would play out …

… energy but also by helping communities and countries that are facing increasing droughts, flooding and extreme weather now. She added that remaining dependent on burning fossil fuels for …

… the environmental crisis had not passed Tennessee by. The state was hit by  catastrophic flash flooding  last year that killed 20 people and damaged hundreds of homes. "Environmental …