July 2020
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Blöschl et al. (2020) Current European flood-rich period exceptional compared with past 500 years
This study analyzes over 100 high-resolution historical flood series across Europe to compare recent flood activity with the past 500 years, revealing that the period 1990-2016 was an exceptionally flood-rich period, distinct from previous ones due to its spatial extent, warmer temperatures, and altered flood seasonality.