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How restoring rivers can keep flash floods in check

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Anne-Sophie Brändlin
September 6, 2024

Floods threaten more people globally than any other natural hazard. But nature offers a solution to this problem. A region in Germany’s east has been training local forests to absorb more water.

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Planet A

We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world and challenges the way we are dealing with climate change.

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