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Adaptation to increasing flood risk in Europe should aim to reduce impact
2016-03-18 20:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: A JRC-led research published in Climatic Change investigated the benefits of four adaptation measures to reduce the increasing flood risk in Europe under state-of-the-art global warming projections under a high-end climate scenario. Adaptation measures include the rise of flood protections, reduction of the peak flows through water retention, reduction of vulnerability and relocation to safer areas. Under the projected increase in frequency and magnitude of river floods in the current century, traditional...
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