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title: Istanbul
date: 2009-10-26T14:07:42Z
modified: 2009-10-26T14:07:42Z
permalink: "https://350.org/istanbul/"
type: post
status: publish
excerpt: is one of he most beautiful cities on earth--and many people died there last month when record rains sent six feet of water surging through the downtown.
wpid: 13617
author: Bill McKibben
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is one of he most beautiful cities on earth–and many people died there last month when record rains sent six feet of water surging through the downtown. Here’s what we’d rather see surging through the downtown!![](https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2616/4046595918_f4e98bc37f.jpg)