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Volatile, unstable air means that it is very tricky to work out exactly where each thunderstorm will be.
Some rainstorms drench you in a second, while others drop rain in a nice peaceful drizzle. A meteorologist explains how rainstorms can be so different.
Bridges were often built for pedestrians and small, old cars – not heavy modern traffic and climate-linked flooding.
Climate change is expected to bring the UK both more heatwaves, and more intense rainfall.
Cyclone Idai showed just how unprepared SADC is to respond to major natural disasters.
To lessen the impacts of flash flooding in dry regions like Jordan, we need to educate local authorities on how best to manage their water.
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Professor of Climate Change Impacts, Newcastle University
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Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, Sheffield Hallam University
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Director & Research Fellow, University of Pretoria
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Lecturer in Computational Hydrology, Newcastle University
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Professor of Crisis & Disaster Management, Bournemouth University
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Professor of Geography & Environmental Systems, Associate Dean of the Graduate School, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor of Hydrology, University of Reading
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Lecturer in Civil Engineering, University of Bristol
