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The country is less used to dealing with the severe effects of a warming planet.
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The country is less used to dealing with the severe effects of a warming planet.
Extreme rainfall in Dunhuang and Zhangye in China's Gansu province has put UNESCO-listed world heritage sites at risk, with cave monasteries dating back to the 4th century already damaged, environmental group Greenpeace said. Rainwater leaks and rising humidity have damaged ancient cave paintings, including those in the famous Mogao grottoes, it said, and some caves have even collapsed. "Spikes in humidity, flash floods, and cave-ins are already happening," said Li Zhao, a senior researcher in Greenpeace East Asia's Beijing office.
Al Gore brought up climate change when he was running for president in 2000. There were climate deniers then, and it's hard to believe there are still climate deniers now.
The climate crisis is “supercharging” extreme weather events like flooding and heat waves, Michael E. Mann told CNN.
Sunday night and Monday saw "1,000-year" rainfall in New York and Vermont. As global temperatures continue to rise such extreme events are becoming more frequent.