Floods are complicated. But here are simple answers to questions about flooding, climate change and staying safe when the water rises.

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  • Brazil is reeling from catastrophic floods. What went wrong – and what does the future hold?
    In the country’s south, up to half of the annual predicted rain fell in just 10 days – the third such event in a year. Experts say it is time to plan for a new normal ...
    05/9/2024 - 11:33 pm | View Link
  • Study Explores Economic Impact of Climate Change: Rising Tides, Sinking Stocks
    As the financial implications of climate change continue to soar, a forthcoming journal article explores its effects on company values.Professor Henk Berkman (Business School) and co-authors Naomi Sod ...
    05/9/2024 - 5:57 pm | View Link
  • Supercharged thunderstorms: Have we underestimated how climate change drives extreme rain and floods?
    In media articles about unprecedented flooding, you'll often come across the statement that for every 1°C of warming, the atmosphere can hold about 7% more moisture.
    05/9/2024 - 4:26 am | View Link
  • As climate change amplifies urban flooding, communities can become ‘sponge cities’
    When it rains, it pours” once was a metaphor for bad things happening in clusters. Now it’s becoming a statement of fact about rainfall in a changing climate. Across the continental U.S., intense ...
    05/8/2024 - 11:59 pm | View Link
  • Rising sea levels and climate change mean London’s flood defences are due for an upgrade
    Officials have said London’s flood defence walls will need to be half a metre higher in the future to protect against climate change. The announcement came as they marked the 40th anniversary of the ...
    05/7/2024 - 11:00 pm | View Link
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