How global flood risk models are being used to reduce flood impacts around the world is the subject of a new review by an international team of researchers, including scientists from the University of Bristol.
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Jul 24, 2015
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Another round of powerful atmospheric rivers is hitting California, following storms in January and February 2023 that dumped record amounts of snow. This time, the storms are warmer, and they are triggering flood warnings ...
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Mar 15, 2023
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Over the past decade we have seen a substantial increase in our scientific understanding of how climate change affects extreme rainfall events. Not only do our climate models suggest that heavy rainfall events will intensify ...
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Jun 28, 2017
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From 2000 to 2013, floods resulted in EUR 5.5 billion in annual losses in Europe, and this figure is set to increase fivefold by 2050 according to a study published last year in Nature. European governments have been hard ...
Environment
Jun 23, 2015
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At least it's a dry heat. The federal government's spring weather forecast offers no respite from warmer weather, but the country should get a break from the spring flooding that's hit the last four years.
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Mar 15, 2012
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Floods are the natural disaster that kill the most people. They are also the most common natural disaster. As the threat of flooding increases worldwide, a group of scientists at LSU have gathered valuable information on ...
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Jun 21, 2017
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Even a modest sea level rise, triggered by increasing global temperatures, would place 100 airports below mean sea level by 2100, a new study has found.
Earth Sciences
Jan 21, 2021
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It's time to recognize the power of healthy forests in managing global growing flood risk, and to shift towards more sustainable forestry practices and policy.
Earth Sciences
Jan 24, 2024
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When Hurricane Florence made landfall on North Carolina's coast in 2018, it brought record rainfall causing catastrophic flooding and damages to communities across the eastern portion of the state.
Environment
Mar 31, 2023
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New research examining whether forests can mitigate flood risk suggests they may offer less protection against major events than had been hoped.
Environment
Dec 3, 2021
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