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Robert Wilby
Robert
Wilby
Hayley J. Fowler
Hayley J.
Fowler
Bill Donovan
Bill
Donovan
Detecting changes in winter precipitation extremes and fluvial flood risk
Loughborough University
2014
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Earth Sciences not elsewhere classified
2014-11-19 14:16:13
Chapter
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/chapter/Detecting_changes_in_winter_precipitation_extremes_and_fluvial_flood_risk/9486617
There is a widely held perception that flood risk has increased across
Europe during the last decade (EEA, 2005). Following extensive flash
flooding in England, the Pitt Review (2008) concluded that: “The
Summer 2007 floods cannot be attributed directly to climate change, but
they do provide a clear indication of the scale and nature of the severe
weather events we may experience as a result”. The review further
asserted that, “timely decisions will allow organisations the flexibility to
choose the most cost-effective measures, rather than being forced to act
urgently and reactively. Early action will also avoid lock-in to long-lived
assets such as buildings and infrastructure which are not resilient to the
changing climate”...