Deadly flooding, heatwaves in Europe, highlight urgency of climate action

Published on July 16, 2021

Heavy rainfall that has triggered deadly and catastrophic flooding in several western European countries, is just the latest indicator that all nations need to do more to hold back climate change-induced disasters, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday.

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