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High-magnitude flooding across Britain since AD 1750
Neil Macdonald
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Department of Geography and Planning, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZT, UK
Heather Sangster
Department of Geography and Planning, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZT, UK
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We use historical records to extend current understanding of flood risk, examining past spatial and temporal variability and ask
are the perceived high-magnitude flood events witnessed in recent years really unprecedented?We identify that there are statistically significant relationships between the British flood index and climatic drivers, whereby the largest floods often transcend single catchments affecting regions and that the current flood-rich period is not unprecedented.
We use historical records to extend current understanding of flood risk, examining past spatial...