Increase in reported flooding a result of higher exposure
Southampton, UK (SPX) Aug 21, 2014 - A rise in the number of reported floods in the UK over the past 129 years can mainly be explained by increased exposure, resulting from urban expansion and population growth, according to new research by the University of Southampton. In one of the most comprehensive studies of its kind, scientists have discovered that although the number of reported floods has gone up during the 20th and ... more
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