New Study: Scientists Find ‘Recent UK Flooding Is Not Unprecedented’

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The apparent increase in flooding witnessed over the last decade appears in consideration to the long-term flood record not to be unprecedented; whilst the period since 2000 has been considered as flood-rich, the period 1970–2000 is “flood poor”, which may partly explain why recent floods are often perceived as extreme events. The much publicised (popular […]

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June 19, 2017 at 08:19AM