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Damage costs caused by the devastating floods we have witness across the Westcountry this winter are expected to rise five-fold in Europe by 2050, say scientists. Climate change and the construction of more buildings and infrastructure are both said to contribute to the trend. Over the next 36 years, the average frequency of catastrophic European floods is predicted to rise from one event every 16 years to one a decade. But the worsening financial impact is likely to be proportionately far...
Reported by Western Morning News 9 hours ago.
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Damage costs caused by the devastating floods we have witness across the Westcountry this winter are expected to rise five-fold in Europe by 2050, say scientists. Climate change and the construction of more buildings and infrastructure are both said to contribute to the trend. Over the next 36 years, the average frequency of catastrophic European floods is predicted to rise from one event every 16 years to one a decade. But the worsening financial impact is likely to be proportionately far...
Reported by Western Morning News 9 hours ago.
