Paris (AFP) - Man-made climate change significantly enhanced the risk of the severe winter storms that ravaged southern England two years ago, according to a study released Monday.
Global warming amplified the likelihood of the "once-in-a-century" heavy flooding -- responsible for some 600 million euros ($650 million) in insured losses during the winter of 2013/2014 -- by more than 40 percent, researchers reported.
"We found that extreme rainfall, as seen in January 2014, is more likely to occur in a changing climate," said Nathalie Shaller, lead author and a scientist at Oxford University.
http://news.yahoo.com/climate-change-boosted-once-century-floods-study-202534232.html
Global warming amplified the likelihood of the "once-in-a-century" heavy flooding -- responsible for some 600 million euros ($650 million) in insured losses during the winter of 2013/2014 -- by more than 40 percent, researchers reported.
"We found that extreme rainfall, as seen in January 2014, is more likely to occur in a changing climate," said Nathalie Shaller, lead author and a scientist at Oxford University.
http://news.yahoo.com/climate-change-boosted-once-century-floods-study-202534232.html