‘Flooding could end southern Appalachia’: the scientists on an urgent mission to save lives (www.theguardian.com)

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Geologists race to collect perishable data as Kentucky residents ‘scared to death’ over floods amid Trump cuts ...

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

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