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With the rise in global warming, storms have become intense, and warming oceans have made hurricanes relatively stagnant, leading to intense rainfall and flooding,
Referring to this week’s widespread devastation across the Asian countries, Narayan said the governments and cities have “failed to prepare at all to deal with the consequences of the extreme weather events.”
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