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have ravaged the land with it, leaves north especially hard hit. tens of thousands have been left homeless. their houses buried by mud slides. rows had been washed away in the deluge, and more than a dozen people were killed. the brunt of the flooding has been borne by that amelia romani, a region half a year's worth of rain, came down in just 36 hours. and the despair fell by residents is coupled with anger in the municipality of moody. leander, criticism against politicians is growing because many feel the impact of the floods could have been less severe. and the opinion that fruit farmer, andrea, and the laundry shares construction projects have disrupted the balance of the vulnerable region, ceiling off the soil and making it less absorbent. this created a perfect storm, letting the force of nature unleashed upon the land or on the milan,

3 is anxious about his 2 trees. his 25 heck the farm was completely submerged. if it doesn't dry out and the next phase milan 3 could lose the entire harvest of tvs, apples and peaches, a loss of more than half a 1000000 euros. he says, pick out the, somebody must a right now there's a lot of uncertainty about the future. so we, this is our life and if they all die, we will lose everything we might have to tell me. i'm principal of black on farmers like milan 3, the catastrophic floods are just the lead to submit us. it least consider particularly by the climate change in recent years. he says he's grappled with grout, hailstones, tornadoes, and most recently acquired snap middlebrook about the on the own i did before i was worried about extreme cold. now i'm more scared of floods or am i up to border calling early on. i cool jennings. at this there was uncertainty back then too,

but it's nothing compared to this. mentioned the then it also kidding other, but it isn't just climate change that played a role in the recent flooding with some much entire tones and send total and so modern debris hooking down the regions at the 9 mountains. and some of the reasons seem to be home made to municipal vanya is one of the least most fragile regions when it comes to floods. and lance lights, mainly because of the use of unchecked construction in the movie and plains ceiling entire areas. already, quote the flooding over $200.00 calls and picked up the plan have been paved over and coaching upon forest explicitly. gabriella, believe me, see if you only thing that are these 3 rivers are squeezed into ever higher and narrow banks to give space to houses, industries in agriculture, we need to reverse this approach. we've got 3 the 5 years ago the we to

government, boston vicious zito land consumption bill, but it was never implemented. police's height was flood areas have long been well mapped. the blue line clearly indicates when nothing should be built, but they kept being ignored funding. and then when i worked in the local administration, so counselors sometimes came and asked me to move the lines to allow their friends and such to build. this is the problem when politics does things like that, it's not looking out for the public interest or the interest of future generations . no to say that a simple because lives the theater. instead, i said that it was the news and media romani of vast foot timelines, a criss crossed with extensive invitation into structure. many of the canals and streams here, most of the banks a me to, i'll just be lead gilan b says that's also buckley because it's me faced 2 years of extreme drought before

this does all stuff, which meant maintaining the regions. what do we've and river banks will not consider a priority with one other that goes because of the fund. one of the things we need to do is to restructure and we model the land for a new climate company. my case that i want, can i look at the we have to take charge and invest an infrastructure that can bring us towards adoption booked out of and they'll put it, we will have to adapt on investment. what's the name of the doctor? that's also evident in the tone of what leona is the quoted over $200.00 land slides since early me when the 1st round of floods hit snapping communication networks, roads, and water supplies. local authority, see was the priority is to rebuild. the disaster shows it's constantly be business as usual. she's on a minute. there are houses that were built where they shouldn't have been directly in the past of a potential land slide or equals 3. we have to rebuild with respect for the natural

landscape and terrain. and the florida for his spot, palmer and milan, he doesn't know how long can you be able to hold out in the face of ever growing extreme weather events, fido geological thought? and will you be a farmer today has become almost a however, like enterprise. let me put it at all, but if this is what we need to get used to, it's going to be tough to really tough. as i mean it will. manya rolls up, its needs to be with the altima, the floods. the question of what i'm for the flight, the strategy, and what can be learned from it is growing ever though the the disruption of nature is also causing alarm, albania, a boom and construction. there has given rise to a debate over commerce and the coastline. ones, one of your of course countries, albini as economy now has a promising outlook. the tourism industry has grown exponentially in the past few

years. and this has led to a massive building craze and places like samuel on the l. binion riviera, with the coast there is a standing natural paradise, but construction codes and environmental regulations are always enforced. now the pristine views are becoming obstructed by the lord of big prophets. hi, we mark who owns a restaurant in a bay in southern albania. he's getting everything ready for the course. he's the 1st, the visitors will be arriving soon. i think it's very nice if you hear it very clearly what the very good, very nice on me. i am lucky in my place because it's for us, it's not, it's some, it's wendy. the structure of coastline has been dump the albanian caribbean, the many beautiful beaches attract more and more towards the

these images were taken in summer when the region is over, run with party towards the mark who was enjoying the peace and quiet before the tour. a season kicks off. he used to work on the greek island of course, just across the sea, but he returned to his native albania in 2012 to set up his own business. in a busy town, it's working around 20 persons from there to here. with that, albania is to a sector is booming, which is set off a construction bu, especially by the see professor cristo cory, a former forest engineer partly recognizes albania as coast. a score that says is that the waste water flows directly into the seat of a better than that. but i feel i'm being got to get all this concrete. an iron has brought us these problems. it's upset the balance, the balance between the c or the sand,

that other plans that i get very officially speaking it's leaking to build within 200 meters of the sea in order to protect the coast. but here in some meal houses were even built in the middle of a national park that's home to protected species. the state had to demolish them. colorado is worried about his home regent. he's about to meet the mayor of something new to share his concerns. a few kilometers further along, we run into german tourist, we're spending a few weeks in albania, there full of praise for the country. although they have noticed the construction you buy them. and then when you drive down the coast, you see she was hotel buildings being built everywhere, probably without regard for nature and the surroundings. so you know, tool and the deal nibbling global. not everyone wants to take part in this taurus, bonanza, 70 kilometers further north. the school can be chief runs of small campsite. most of his regular guests seek peace and quiet

recall beneath told me to guess that we have little to do with tourist and want to spend their vacation in a square, concrete room or low mock and guess here, appreciate the unspoiled nature which is vital to coke. of the cheese business, as most of it should stay this way about. but of course that isn't in our hands. and of the 2nd saw me professor towers is with a major explaining his concerns i think. yeah, we need to make it clear to tourists and visitors, how to protect this nature or to stick to reset the massage. but the mayor has other priorities here. tourism is the main source of income. i think there's still enough space to build to say, oh, there's enough, vacant land and that should be used for tourism,

but nature is fragile and su, albania will have to decide which direction to take. party tourism like a pizza or a more sustainable form of taurus. the one ukraine has cast a shadow on the separatist region of trans. mr. yeah, it broke away from the over in 1990 when the soviet union collapsed. but it's independence is not internationally recognized. trans mystery. a is largely pro, kremlin, and mold buildings like you recall. so found fear that their country could face to face similar to that of ukraine. many and will do over want, closer ties to the west. and last year, the country applied for membership in the european union, the limo dubin capital case, you know, on may 21st tens of thousands came to rally in favor of joining the european union

. many of them are driven to by a fear of a russian invasion. you will be quite so fond is one of them. he knows what he means to find traction forces. with his comrades. he tries to defend montville than land against pro russian separatists 3 decades ago. he's wondering whether you will need to go to the doctor. think of it as a whole country mold over and ukraine. if you pray and falls rush, you will not stop at the news to river banks. but a 2 russian troops already almost built in territory under international law. this part of the news to river separate small dover from is pro russian break away state on the eastern bank trends of mystery. it split from all due lane, the $199.00 piece, a frozen pulse. sylvia tor. anyone who wants to visit

this region must take this ferry across the water russian soldiers? yes. they've been here for the past 30 years. officially in a peacekeeping mission equal to find me says in coach. yeah. right. one of the mold open villages surrounded by trends. mystery. at 1st sight. everything appears quiet . but to your e. it's no longer. it hasn't been quiet here since 1991. as long as the russian army is on the left bank of the eastern and his place is under occupation, there won't be peace any time soon. the name is the 1st out, but that of the village, which sherry is blake. there are plenty in this community who feel neglected by the move to open government in case you know and have a soft spot for russia. it's nice and damn stands. we are

absolutely not against russia. we prefer close ties to help and support each other that has so many people hate putting because they say it starts wars, but actually it seems to be the contract. you can get put sherry supplied with cheap russian gas, a blessing for many and this impoverished region. but for the you, cheap gas isn't enough to stick around for a 3rd of the population has less. christian is ready to leave, to support the multiple disability. there aren't a lot of opportunities and thinking about going to a different country, but we don't have a lot of money by nobody else want. the average income and could cherry is about $250.00 euros per month. christian shares this room with his brother and his parents. his dreams are bigger than darrell.

belonging to this, so your money didn't mean my plan is to finish school instead of graphic design. so let's all professor dealing design the graphic design. yet, when, when you know things go well, i like to work abroad in the united states. so good as well. so i do need to he's concerned if you crane lose this, the war trends mystery and with that to wash you may dominate. could sherry even more when we thing i don't feel very well in our community. the only supports the russian world. i'd like to see other people who think normally look out or so. there are so many of them who me and i'm fed up with them all because for 2 months, 2 months that i need a new one here. once war says christian at the end. but even in the small village, the front are hardened. someone's help from russia. others. so for membership and many fear that the war neighboring ukraine could very soon be on their doorstep.

well, the effects of the war and ukraine are also being felt in poland. and it's not just due to the refugees who are seeking shelter with their neighbors and judge of international soldiers are also in the city. nato has established a military base to supply weapons to ukraine. this is keeping rafael. get off ski, a plane spotter, quite busy of late. he is seeing an unprecedented number of military aircraft in his city and the changes he's witnessing go far beyond the air field. another successful landing russell gilly ross stevens close to the airport in the policy it he goes. yes you've his hobby is photographing airplanes and there's been plenty to see since the russian beta do crane. and the airport here became a hub for international aid on the floor in the airports. entire history may be 10

. jumbo jets landed here. now there are days when 10 jumbo jets arrived per day. the significant part of western weapons to ukraine come through this polish airport . military plans, a park next to low cost airlines. the u. s. military is protecting the area with anti aircraft missiles. and there are said to be $10000.00 needle soldiers stationed in joshua. there are also plains arriving from ukraine. most bringing sick people are those wounded by the war who need treatment in the you, including the ukrainian soldier. audrey was on his way to spain to be fitted for a prosthetic hand. i'm happy. i never would have thought they would make a free prospect for me. among those

bringing ukrainians in need of treatment is paramedic oblique. as she says, gesture is playing an important role in the war. not most of us because i've been this place is currently very important for us. and the city took us in from the 1st day of the war and just helping us and our patients. i'm not sure what to get into a diploma. we're very grateful to our publish colleagues and to everybody involved here. it seems bullshit. so to start this, the home use of the new situation is economically benefit of the city, particularly hotels and restaurants such as this pizza, ria for us, president joe biden 8. and when he visited the troops since then, more people have been coming to this restaurant and there's a new special pizza variety itself. so the goal is close to the spicy, jo pizza evict has much rooms all over the pepperoni and hall opinions filled by joe biden. felt the heat before the war in ukraine,

the city had 200000 inhabitants. now there are also 10000 soldiers in around 30000 refugees from ukraine. this isn't a problem, say most residents, but some worry sometimes you see more people on the streets or in the bars, but they're not dangerous for union. unfortunately, there's a war going on in their country, so we have to take them and there's no other choice. i thought the as those all a there's plenty of work, but i think that these people are putting a burden on our labor market. i don't think that's okay. but do you think? yes, i've talked to the, there's simply many more of us now, but maybe we're more famous in europe than before. but otherwise everything is normal. maybe your conrad for you. it has also gotten used to the city's new role where and that's a big city has no money and close to that you about the now in the middle of

the sea. so you can cite them. the why he's already thinking about the time after the war is this, what is the thinking today? gesture for is a strategic city more for a to ukraine. we're trying to prepare so that we can also be a key city for the process of rebuilding a new ukraine and people don't available. could i know that before that the war has to end. meanwhile, people here don't seem scared of becoming a target plan. sputter wrap up, the little sky explains why i didn't get them was a, there are american in british soldiers here, so we can feel quite sick of them. it's also because we're part of native programs for and also to not. so despite his hobby, he will be glad to see fewer cargo and military plains is that would mean a return to peace. the spanish island of la palmer was devastated by a volcano, a rupture, and that lasted for 3 months. back in 2021,

homes were destroyed and people were displaced for some. there is no home to return to, but the power of volcanoes is not only destructive and on the island of lands or go to its been used for good. here energy is being generated from volcanic heat, as scientists are playing with fire for clean electricity. this device should generate enough power for a one family house sold around the clock. the generator works using the heat rising from inside of ok now. but this is g o sir, makes with a twist, and the team of scientists from the spanish city of pamplona are about to test whether their idea will actually work this this me, this is a new system. unlike others, it doesn't require steam power turbine. so give up to the facility, it doesn't have to be as massive. the catalog on his car in, in for read through monitor shows that the surface temperature is between 33 and 37

degrees celsius. but what counts here is the underground temperature. me the seal, i hope is that it's really hot down there in the earth. right? yeah, that's what we need the heat and where we get it up here. it's supposed to be cool . or non soto. it is volcanoes have long been a tourist attraction. their heat makes for great tricks, but can it also become a source of clean renewable power? the scientists measure the underground temperature for the thermo electric generators to work it needs to be much higher than the surface temperature. what is it? $426.00. that's the air temperature, 2 meters below is that the temperature like yes, the light of the air escaping here in the book that has your thermal potential in go. they say cynthia, those issues you see now the temperature is 428. we can

hardly believe it. you can feel it. be careful though the think it is burns now. now you believe it. to me over $400.00 degrees underground at one end and less than 40 on the surface is a promising results. because the device has great a voltage potential using a temperature difference across the semi conductor. the yes hello. this is irma electric generators. we constructed our very efficient and allow us to channel the heat directly into the modules and transform it into energy. and then he asked me what the ceiling is. my motivation is to make something that doesn't exist yet something new, like this system. any energy generated here is eco friendly. the same scene that knows many of the tests here in team, on fire,

national park or non so to are now almost completed. and the scientists have high hopes the data will show their system using volcanic heat works. and if he, i can see that the color of this energy, which we take from below is accessible around the clock. i yeah, $365.00 days a year. i mean do quite the road. we want to use it to make the park self sufficient so that it doesn't need fossil fuels anymore. yeah, the given it is almost similar for seen as soon this restaurant might also be powered by clean energy from the new system. another canary islands. palma is following the experiment closely. the last time a volcano erupted here was in 2021 temperatures a few meters below these makes shift roads can still reach 700 degrees celsius science warren, that this is

a hot area which in theory has great potential for generating energy back at the university of pamplona data from the test site is being analyzed. so yeah, we could use the system to generate 5 times the energy produced by photovoltaic power plants. this graph shows that energy is constantly being generated when the difference in temperatures increases at night. so to does the energy production the cell? so tell us it's the equivalent of the energy consumption of one family house that we're not go for person household. we're continuously gaining around $120.00 watts . this won't see him throwing throughout the us and going to this project supported by the use. next generation budget will now be expanded. more geothermal power facilities will be built, bundle of and she will publish the results and then other scientists can read them and take the next steps. for more than a professional, most

a system that generates clean power, day and night, using a temperature difference that exist naturally. this project benefits alonzo too. and the energy revolution generally. a more power to them. well, that's all from us this week as focus on your up. thanks so much for your company. bye for now, the, [000:00:00;00]

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