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EU Reporter Published 33 seconds ago People work in an area affected by floods caused by heavy rainfalls in Bad Muenstereifel, Germany, July 19, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay The catastrophic floods that swept northwest Europe last week were a stark warning that stronger dams, dykes and drainage systems are as urgent as long-term climate change prevention, as once-rare weather events become more common, write Kate Abnett, James Mackenzie Markus Wacket and Maria Sheahan. As the waters recede, officials are assessing the destruction left by the torrents that terrorised swathes of western and s...

4 Min Read BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The catastrophic floods that swept northwest Europe last week were a stark warning that stronger dams, dykes and drainage systems are as urgent as long-term climate change prevention, as once-rare weather events become more common. FILE PHOTO: People work in an area affected by floods caused by heavy rainfalls in Bad Muenstereifel, Germany, July 19, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay As the waters recede, officials are assessing the destruction left by the torrents that terrorised swathes of western and southern Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, smashing buildin...

Article content Long before then, countries will have to adapt or build basic infrastructure that goes beyond water management into agriculture, transport, energy and housing. “Our cities developed over the centuries, starting from the Roman period in some cases, for climate conditions that are very different than the climate conditions we are heading into,” Thiery said. Even before last week’s floods, which turned high streets and houses into piles of muddy rubble, Germany’s vaunted transport and urban infrastructure had been deteriorating as a result of years of budget restraint. In...

In recent years, there’s been a clear separation between audience-friendly sci-fi movies and darkervisions of the genre, a division that mirrors the Hollywood gap between blockbuster haves and the indie have-nots. For an optimistic execution of sci-fi tropes and devices like robots, spaceships, or time-travel, fans can turn to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where these genre trappings have been integrated into the master brand. Meanwhile, for darker or more nuanced explorations of sci-fi ideas, there are any number of low-budget sci-fi movies that do a lot with a little, like 2020’s brill...

The existential horror of the time-loop movie Image credit: Sundance Film Festival The release of Amazon Prime’s Palm Springs could not have come at a more appropriate time; the comparison between the infinite time loop premise – being forced to live the same day, on repeat, ad nauseum – and our own lives in lockdown was something most viewers and reviewers picked up on. However, the existential horror of the time loop film runs much deeper than the timeliness of Palm Springs’ release – it’s always been there, and I’ve never liked it. From Groundhog Day to Love Death + Robots, o...