New studies predict that the risk of extreme rainfall over Europe and Asian monsoon regions is increasing, with more floods likely worldwide. Such long-range forecasting is pushing at the limit of current climate models.
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Schnur, R. The investment forecast. Nature 415, 483–484 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/415483a
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