Increase in the frequency of extreme daily precipitation in the United Kingdom in autumn

The flooding in South Yorkshire in the United Kingdom (UK) in autumn 2019 saw one fatality, at least 500 properties flooded and 1 200 households evacuated. The worst of the flooding occurred after very high 24-h rainfall totals of up to 82 mm fell on already saturated ground. This followed very high...

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Main Authors: Daniel Cotterill, Peter Stott, Nikolaos Christidis, Elizabeth Kendon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:Weather and Climate Extremes
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094721000372