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In 2014 the Vrbas River in Bosnia and Herzegovina overflowed its banks after heavy rains, leaving twenty people dead. Climate change is making such extreme weather more likely. That is why the country is investing in flood protection.
Every day the planet loses more and more trees to deforestation, according to a new study. But why are forests so important for us anyway?
Heavy rainfall has caused flooding across much of Germany. Farmers have been particularly hard hit, and are now trying to salvage their harvest.
An array of climate funds promise to help poorer countries either stop climate change or adapt to its consequences. But what do they actually cover, and why is it all so contentious?
A satellite has broken apart and reentered the Earth's atmosphere after almost three decades in orbit. Much of the ERS-2 satellite burned up in the atmosphere while some fragments fell into the North Pacific Ocean.