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/ 23 July 2007

Floods force many to face climate-change reality

Fisherman Peter Schneider knows the floods come each year and says they are good for business — but few other people see any benefit as experts warn of more high water to come. ”We fishermen have always lived with that. We’re happy when the floods come, because it can only be good for the fish,” he said in his village close to the Oder River, which forms the border between Germany and Poland.