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Cities are abandoning homes that will be destroyed by climate change

Grand Forks, B.C., plans to demolish most homes in the North Ruckle neighbourhood by the end of April 2022, allowing much of the area to return to natural floodplain and wetland.
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Missouri River diversion work underway, with plans to bring water to eastern North Dakota

This summer's drought and the emerging environmental threats posed by global warming might underscore the need for a backup water source for Fargo and the Grand Cities, but the $1.22 billion plan to siphon water from the Missouri River into eastern North Dakota rivers predates both.

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