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Heavy rain triggers floods and landslides in Japan

Guardian, 14 Aug 2021
More than a million people have been urged to seek shelter as torrential rain triggered floods and landslides in western Japan, leaving at least one dead and two missing. Scientists say the climate crisis is intensifying the risk of heavy rain in Japan and elsewhere, because a warmer atmosphere holds more water
Million urged to seek shelter as floods and landslides hit Japan
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