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Evening Standard
Jordan Reynolds

Autumn more likely to be wetter than average bringing increased risk of floods

Wetter than average conditions are expected (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Wire)

Autumn is more likely to be wetter than average, bringing an increased risk of flooding, the Met Office said, as El Nino is already at near-record levels.

The chances of a warm and wet meteorological autumn for the UK are around one-and-a-half to two times higher than would normally be expected, and there is an increased likelihood of windy conditions later in the season, the Met Office said.

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