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Telegraph: Devastating floods which wreaked havoc across Britain in 2000 were made more likely by global warming, according to the first study to link flooding in this country to climate change.
The Oxford University study said the floods, which damaged nearly 10,000 homes and cost £1.3 billion, were made twice as likely by a warming climate.
This is because warm air holds more moisture, making outbreaks of heavy rainfall more frequent.
The research will not only strengthen the case for increased flood......
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Floods caused by climate change
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on February 16th, 2011
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