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Netherlands Warns Flood Defenses Need Major Upgrades as Climate Risks Intensify

National water agency Rijkswaterstaat says rising sea levels and more volatile river flows will require major upgrades to Dutch levees and storm-surge barriers, with billions of euros in additional infrastructure investment needed.
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