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The deadly effects of climate change — increasingly extreme, unpredictable weather that cities were never designed to withstand — have never been so apparent. In July, the Chinese city of Zhengzhou was devastated by flooding that killed subway passengers and motorists unable to escape from underground tunnels. And just last week, flooding stretched across the United States’ East Coast, drowning a family of three in their submerged apartment and sweeping two young adults into a storm drain . And yet, despite facing the same common threat, China and the United States — the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters — remain...
