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Science

Shifting sands threaten flood-mitigation measures

Nature, Published online: 26 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03773-9 Climate change and urbanization are exacerbating the effects of flooding. A close look at a Nepalese river reveals that efforts to reduce the impact of floods must consider the geomorphic changes that occur during these extreme events.

Business & Finance

IMF surcharges saga could threaten its credibility

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is a professor at Columbia University and a Nobel laureate in economics Ukraine, besieged by war, pays the IMF hundreds of millions of dollars a year in extra borrowing surcharges in addition to […]