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Climate change to boost summer flash floods, says study

Source(s): British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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According to the Met Office and Newcastle University there could be five times the number of "extreme rainfall events" exceeding 28mm per hour, under extreme warming projections, causing "really severe" flash floods across the United Kingdom, reports the BBC. Researchers are planning to investigate trends in summer rainfall extremes and changes projected by climate models in other parts of the world.

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Hazards Flood
Themes Climate change
Country and region United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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