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 …

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 …

Abstract An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 C above pre-
industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of …

Increases in extreme rainfall intensities as a result of climate change pose a great risk due to
the possibility of increases in pluvial flooding, particularly in urban and developed areas. But …

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

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

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 …

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 …