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Flood damage likely to increase 200% in Europe by century-end: Scientists

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Scientists from the European Commission's Joint Research Centre have said that flood damages across Europe is likely to increase by an average of 200% by the end of the century, Carbon Brief‎ reported.

Scientists said that without efforts to reduce emissions, extreme river floods that occur every 100 years would become twice as likely in the next three decades. The study predicts that nine of the 22 huge European river catchments will see an increase in the total average annual rainfall by 2080.

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