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Unpredictable heatwaves, droughts, and floods cripple small-scale farmers in Africa, Asia, and South America, who previously produced one-third of the world’s food.

But too much of a product can flood the market — when there is too much of a product than people can buy.

Last week's devastating flash floods swept away entire towns and villages in a matter of seconds with authorities in Nepal overwhelmed by the scale of devastation.

Two workers trapped in a tunnel after those catastrophic floods had been buried deep beneath debris and layers of mud at a hydropower plant.

So far, at least 1,200 people have been confirmed dead from last week's devastating floods, and more than 5,000 remain missing.

GEOFF BENNETT: In the day's other headlines: a pair of miraculous rescues in Nepal's flood zone.

Resettled climate migrants in Jakarta, Mumbai, and Lagos are forced to abandon their homes once again, as rising tides and extreme storms flood buildings and crumble infrastructure.

It's almost like that question just causes us to endlessly be looking backwards and, like, trying to rearrange the furniture of our past, when really we need a second to just say, "Alright, the floods came.