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Rich Economies Face Demands for Cash to Fix Climate Damage

Advocates heading to COP26 say wealthy nations have a moral responsibility to help developing countries endure existing global warming impacts.

Devastation in Antigua and Barbuda from Hurricane Irma.

Photographer: Jose Jimenez Tirado/Getty Images
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The aftermath of Hurricane Irma has left deep scars in the tiny island nations that were in the path of the Category Five storm just before it slammed into Florida.