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While no single storm or flood can be attributed directly to global warming, changing climate conditions are at least partly responsible for past trends
Climate change could make extreme floods a more frequent occurrence, due to the projected wetter winters and more intense summer storms
Global warming is driving sea-level rise and intensifies coastal storms, resulting in more frequent flooding If no action is taken, coastal flood impacts will
Climate change can also lead to heavier down- pours and floods Flood waters often contain a variety of contaminants In some cases, floods can overwhelm a
1 Other types include moderate and major floods that can be caused by heavy rains, storm surges, and high waves that occur during coastal storms People living
To reduce flood damages from climate change, governments can strengthen Climate change will likely cause flooding in locations where no flooding has
A temperature rise of between 1 5 and 2°C would lead to an increase of about 50 per cent in the intensity and frequency of hazards that cause displacement
There is a direct influence of global warming on changes in precipitation and heavy rains Increased heating Both can be mitigated: floods by good drainage systems and drought by may cause local flooding and runoff, leaving soils much
residence as a result of a disaster or in order to avoid the impact of an immediate and hazards, including the adverse impacts of climate change, that may overwhelm the flood displacement risk will change based on the degree of