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The water cycle is intensifying as the climate warms, IPCC report warns – that means more intense storms and flooding

  • Written by Mathew Barlow, Professor of Climate Science, University of Massachusetts Lowell
The water cycle is intensifying as the climate warms, IPCC report warns – that means more intense storms and floodingExtreme downpours and flooding like northern England experienced in 2015 can put lives at risk.Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

The world watched in July 2021 as extreme rainfall became floods that washed away centuries-old homes in Europe, triggered landslides in Asia and inundated subways in China. More than 900 people died in the destruction. In North...

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