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Nature 425, 111 (11 September 2003) | doi:10.1038/425111a

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Analysis pours cold water on flood theory

Quirin Schiermeier

Last summer's flooding around the River Elbe and its tributaries was one of central Europe's biggest natural disasters in living memory, and some observers saw it as part of a trend towards more extreme weather. But according to a comprehensive analysis by German climate researchers, there is no evidence that this is so (see page 166).