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A new study led by the University of Exeter challenges the perception that recent extreme floods in various parts of the ...

A study of ancient flood records shows that recent extreme floods in Europe are not historically unique. Recent ...

Rivers rose and flooding worsened across the U.S. South and Midwest, threatening communities already waterlogged and badly ...

Rivers rose and flooding worsened across the U.S. South and Midwest, threatening communities already damaged by days of ...

Recent “unprecedented” floods are not exceptional if we look further into the past, new research shows. A team of scientists – led by the University of Exeter – used geological palaeo ...

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Climate change is usually blamed for today's wild floods – including the extreme deluge in Spain last year. But despite the common narrative, recent flooding events cannot solely be attributed ...