How climate change contributed to the staggering flood death toll in Libya

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By Siri ChilukuriSep 14, 2023, 8:34 pm278 pts
Catastrophic flooding earlier this week in Libya killed at least 10,000 people, with more than 30,000 people displaced, after Storm Daniel pummeled the coast and two dams broke in quick succession. Nearly a quarter of Derna, a coastal city in the eastern corner of Libya, was destroyed in the flooding, with…

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