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鈥淵esterday was a catastrophe,鈥 said at the Tanzania Meteorological Authority, speaking to a crowd at COP28 in Dubai on 4 December. The day before, heavy rains in northern Tanzania that killed more than 63 people and injured more than 100 others.
But even as rescue operations continued, Chang鈥檃 said his mind was on another problem. 鈥淭he thing that is…