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When and how risk management authorities should use climate change allowances for flood and coastal risk projects, schemes and strategies.
Climate change is happening and is due to human activities; along with warming, many other changes are occurring such as melting polar ice, rising sea levels and more frequent floods, droughts and heatwaves.
This project investigated times of extreme rainfall from history to improve the guidance for flood forecasters on predicting when it might happen in the future.
A project to develop a new rainfall product using merged rain-gauge data and data from the radar network in near real time to improve the accuracy and lead times of flood warnings.
One of the main manifestations of climate change will be increased rainfall variability
A project to assess and optimise the ability of the next generation Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) model to predict extreme rainfall events.
Providing a framework and evidence base for verifying and optimising current and future ensemble flood forecasting systems.
Weekly review of the rainfall and river flow data for England, 24 to 30 August 2016.
This brief discusses how understanding rainfall variability can provide lessons for managing dams in drylands to improve water security
The opportunities for improved flood warnings and new operational guidelines for rainfall modelling at ungauged locations.
Weekly review of the rainfall and river flow data for England, 16 to 22 November 2016.
Weekly review of the rainfall and river flow data for England, 23 to 29 November 2016.
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