FLOOD TRENDS Not higher but more often

被引:94
作者
Hirsch, Robert M. [1 ]
Archfield, Stacey A. [1 ]
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[1] US Geol Survey, Natl Ctr USGS 432, Reston, VA 20192 USA
关键词
CLIMATE-CHANGE; KNOWLEDGE; STATE;
D O I
10.1038/nclimate2551
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Heavy precipitation has increased worldwide, but the effect of this on flood magnitude has been difficult to pinpoint. An alternative approach to analysing records shows that, in the central United States, floods have become more frequent but not larger.
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