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Is it possible to protect historic sites from the effects of climate change?

Video. Is it possible to protect historic sites from the effects of climate change?

Updated: 19/07/2021 - 18:02 GMT+2

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Historic sites around Europe are at risk from storm surges, floods and rising sea levels - so how should they react? We head to the UNESCO site of Lübeck in Germany to see how a city surrounded by water could protect itself.

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