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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Harry Cockburn

UK facing more rain and flood risks due to climate crisis, new study warns

UK winters are becoming “significantly wetter” and dramatically increasing flood risks as rising greenhouse‑gas concentrations warm the atmosphere, a new study has warned.

Researchers found the UK’s winter rainfall is increasing by around 7 per cent for every degree of global or regional warming – a rate the authors say is happening far faster than most climate models predict.

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