Climate change

Urgent call for more flood protection

An aerial view of high water levels in Doornenburg, The Netherlands, this week. Heavy rain and melting snow have raised water levels in Dutch rivers.
An aerial view of high water levels in Doornenburg, The Netherlands, this week. Heavy rain and melting snow have raised water levels in Dutch rivers.PHOTOS: EPA-EFE, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
The river Seine burst its banks in Paris, in the wake of Storm Eleanor last week.
The river Seine burst its banks in Paris, in the wake of Storm Eleanor last week.PHOTOS: EPA-EFE, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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Global warming raising flood risk worldwide, putting millions more in harm's way