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… us to a scholar well aware of what was happening around him: the November 4, 1966, great flood of Florence (which took place when he was there), the 1967 riots in Detroit (where shortly …

… Catholic News Service … Dealing with the aftermath of the recent floods in parts of Germany will be a long-haul effort for people, said Bishop Stephan Ackermann … ecumenical service in Aachen cathedral Aug. 28 to commemorate the at least 160 victims of the flooding in the country, announced the German bishops' conference and the Protestant Church in … are expected to attend. In their joint statement, Bätzing and Bedford-Strohm said: "The flood catastrophe wiped out human lives and destroyed livelihoods. The many dead, those mourning …

… perfect conditions for wildfires in the U.S. West, the burning tundra in Siberia, the deadly flooding in parts of Europe, India and Africa. Those events, combined with the pandemic, are …

… Those changes make farmers less able to withstand weather-related disasters like drought or flooding, which have displaced millions of people in Africa in recent years. And scientists …

… and global averages, said scorching temperatures and "mega-rains" have devastated farming and flooded people out of their homes, with low income and minority families most at risk. …

… and Italian ears because these words mean "a river returning to its regular flow after a flood." Whereas capitalism seeks to control and extract value from the web of ecological …

… parish in Iquitos, they took me to meet families living in a neighborhood that periodically flooded with waste from city sewers, a slaughterhouse and a hospital. In encouraging people to … that Catholic Church leaders in Germany offered prayers and emergency assistance after severe flooding killed more than 200 people and left hundreds more missing. And in a role reversal, … battered by extreme weather this week. Record rainfall in China's Henan province caused deadly flooding and forced thousands from their homes, according to the BBC. And floodwaters swamped …

… Catholic News Service … The images of flooded villages and towns in Germany have shocked the world, prompting aid agencies in … a small consolation for the people who lost loved ones as well as their belongings in the flood," said Florian Ripka, managing director of Aid to the Church in Need Germany. Ripka said … After the heat and drought of past years, "the inconceivable catastrophe of heavy rain and floods" now was an illustration of climate change, he told KNA. In addition to immediate …

… aimed at preventing devastating and extreme weather events such as heatwaves, colder winters, floods and droughts. "I've been very clear that I want COP 26 to be the COP where we consign coal … year, but many countries still finance and plan to build new coal plants. After catastrophic floods swept across northwest Europe last week and as wildfires continue to rage across southern …

… flow across Collins Avenue as passing cars creep along leaving small wakes. This "sunny day flooding," as it's called, happens frequently now in Miami Beach, as the sea encroaches inland … the neighborhood known as Little Haiti, under the same sunny sky, streets are dry. There's no flooding because it's on the Miami Rock Ridge , a limestone deposit formed about 130,000 years … live fewer than 4 feet above the high-tide line, making them particularly vulnerable to flooding from storm surges. Miami-Dade and Broward counties each have more residents in that risk …

… many parts of the United States, while in other parts we see " monsoon rains "; and horrible flooding in Germany and Belgium that destroyed communities and killed at least 165 people . What …

… … German Catholic churches offered spiritual and financial support to survivors of devastating flooding in two regions of the country. At Masses July 18, bishops, priests and parishioners … soldiers had been sent to 20 towns and rural areas in the three states most affected by the flooding. Addressing the crowd in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican July 18, Pope Francis … served as a priest in the region around Ahrweiler, a town that was especially hard-hit by the floods. Meanwhile, the Aachen Diocese has set up a solidarity fund to help children and families. …

… Francis cited some somber current events. He expressed closeness to those "hit by catastrophic floods," which claimed at least 180 lives, in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. "May the Lord …

… change, which many called the biggest issue facing the world. In one exercise, participants flooded the chat box with accounts of the ways in which climate change has impacted their lives, …

… more than 70 active large fires . At the same time, torrential rains have triggered flash floods in the eastern U.S. and in parts of Europe , including Germany, where at least 100 people … News Service. Francis and several German bishops offered prayers for the victims of the flooding in Europe and for the emergency response workers, reports Catholic News Service. In one …

… Francis offered prayers and expressed his closeness with the people of Germany after severe flooding in the western part of the country claimed the lives of at least 100 people. "His … in Europe, including Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland and Luxembourg, causing massive flooding and mudslides that leveled homes and buildings. In Germany, authorities had confirmed … future. "For, how do you supply a city where there is no water, no bread? Where the hotels are flooded. Cars are strewn across the streets, piled atop each other and destroyed. The situation …

… campaign at a time when I knew every outing was an effort for him. When John died on July 7, a flood of memories came back. Although a generation apart, it was impossible not to feel in John's …

… in Goma following the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo. Part of South Kivu province is also facing floods due to the rising waters of Lake Tanganyika. "We cannot reflect on the challenges of …

… said it is also a justice issue because of the disproportionate impact of pollution, droughts, flooding and other environmental threats on people who are poor or marginalized, future …

… revenue that allows loans to be repaid"; giving poor people money to survive storms and floods does not. Highly vulnerable developing countries demand, Huq added, that half of all …