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Millions at Risk From Increased River Floods Triggered by Global Warming, Study Says
At a Glance Scientists used computer simulations to study changing regional rainfall patterns.The United States, Indonesia,Central Europe and parts of India and Africa will be particularly susceptible to dangerous flooding in the decades to come.The researchers say the risk of riverflooding will rise despite efforts to rein in climate change. Global warming will place millions of people around the world at risk from increased river flooding, a new study says. According to the study published last week in the journal...