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 …

Abstract Short-duration (1–3 h) rainfall extremes can cause serious damage to societies
through rapidly developing (flash) flooding and are determined by complex, multifaceted …

Chapter 3 takes a long-term perspective on climate change mitigation pathways. Its focus is
on the implications of long-term targets for the required short-and medium-term system …

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 …

Observed changes and impacts Ongoing climate trends have exacerbated many extreme
events (very high confidence). The Australian trends include further warming and sea level …

A reliable estimation of hydrological extremes with potentially severe socio-economic
impacts is of crucial importance for efficient planning and design of hydraulic structures …

Bridges are the most vulnerable assets of our transport networks. They are
disproportionately exposed to and hit by multiple natural hazards, with flooding being the …

There is serious concern that the hazard, or probability, of river floods is increasing over
time. Starting from narratives that are sometimes discussed in public, the article addresses …

Large-sample hydrology (LSH) relies on data from large sets (tens to thousands) of
catchments to go beyond individual case studies and derive robust conclusions on …

The economic stress and damage from natural hazards are escalating at an alarming rate,
calling for anticipatory risk management. Yet few studies have projected flood and drought …