Including the closely related terms flooding, and flood.
… on record have occurred in the last 17 years. 2020 will not break this trend. The most recent decade (2010–2019) has been on average 0.3degC warmer than the previous decade, and 0.9degC warmer than 1961–1990. Severe flooding affected the UK in 2019, and will continue to be a significant risk, exacerbated by climate change. Winters in the most recent decade have been on average 5% wetter than…
…://www.metoffice.gov.uk/pub/data/weather/uk/ukcp18/science-reports/ukcp-infographic-headline- findings.pdf Cotswold District Council Climate Emergency Strategy 2020-2030 15 By 2070 winters will be wetter and summers drier. Extreme rainfall events will increase by 25%, and rainfall will be higher intensity, carrying a higher risk of localised pluvial and fluvial flooding. Figure 4 Expected…