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Floods differ in a warmer future

A lack of observed increases in flooding with climate change has been difficult to explain. Now, research shows a decline in snowmelt to be the cause.

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C.W. receives funding from the Australian Research Council (DE210100479). R. Nathan contributed to the text.

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Wasko, C. Floods differ in a warmer future. Nat. Clim. Chang. 12, 1090–1091 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01541-z

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