Deciphering human influence on annual maximum flood extent at the global level
Increasing annual maximum flood extent over the past 30 years is best explained when the coincident increase in urban areas within floodplains is considered not just changes in hydroclimate, according to a worldwide analysis of major river basins.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-11-01
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Series: | Communications Earth & Environment |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00598-0 |