Disastrous floods have caused millions of fatalities in the twentieth century, tens of billions of
dollars of direct economic loss each year and serious disruption to global trade. In this …

Predictions of floods, droughts, and fast drought‐flood transitions are required at different
time scales to develop management strategies targeted at minimizing negative societal and …

In all cities and urban areas, the risk faced by people and assets from hazards associated
with climate change has increased (high confidence1). Urban areas are now home to 4.2 …

River flood risk in Europe could rise to unprecedented levels due to global warming and
continued development in flood-prone areas. Here, we appraise the potential of four key …

Our current 1.1° C warmer world is already affecting natural and human systems in Europe
(very high confidence1). Since AR5, there has been a substantial increase in detected or …

Increases in extreme rainfall intensities as a result of climate change pose a great risk due to
the possibility of increases in pluvial flooding, particularly in urban and developed areas. But …

Weather extremes have widespread harmful impacts on ecosystems and human
communities with more deaths and economic losses from flash floods than any other severe …

Floods are causing increasing havoc in our rapidly urbanizing world, with disproportionally
high impacts on the poorest and most vulnerable. Effective adaptation strategies are …

The interaction between physical drivers from oceanographic, hydrological, and
meteorological processes in coastal areas can result in compound flooding. Compound …

Extreme sea levels (ESLs) in Europe could rise by as much as one metre or more by the end
of this century due to climate change. This poses significant challenges to safeguard coastal …