Disastrous floods have caused millions of fatalities in the twentieth century, tens of billions of
dollars of direct economic loss each year and serious disruption to global trade. In this …

Abstract Region East Africa. Focus A review of catchment studies (n= 37) conducted in East
Africa evaluating the impacts of Land Use and Land Cover Changes (LULCC) on discharge …

Caption: Table A. 11. 2. Synthesis table summarising assessments presented in Tables 11.4-
11.21 for hot extremes (HOT EXT.), heavy precipitation (HEAVY PRECIP.), agriculture and …

This Report responds to the invitation for IPCC?... to provide a Special Report in 2018 on the
impacts of global warming of 1.5° C above pre-industrial levels and related global …

Climate change has led to concerns about increasing river floods resulting from the greater
water-holding capacity of a warmer atmosphere 1. These concerns are reinforced by …

A warming climate is expected to have an impact on the magnitude and timing of river
floods; however, no consistent large-scale climate change signal in observed flood …

This paper is the outcome of a community initiative to identify major unsolved scientific
problems in hydrology motivated by a need for stronger harmonisation of research efforts …

There are concerns that recent climate change is altering the frequency and magnitude of
river floods in an unprecedented way 1. Historical studies have identified flood-rich periods …

River flood risk in Europe could rise to unprecedented levels due to global warming and
continued development in flood-prone areas. Here, we appraise the potential of four key …

Despite evidence of increasing precipitation extremes, corresponding evidence for
increases in flooding remains elusive. If anything, flood magnitudes are decreasing despite …