Articles | Volume 22, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-2041-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-2041-2018
Research article
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29 Mar 2018
Research article |  | 29 Mar 2018

Increase in flood risk resulting from climate change in a developed urban watershed – the role of storm temporal patterns

Suresh Hettiarachchi, Conrad Wasko, and Ashish Sharma

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The study examines the impact of higher temperatures expected in a future climate on how rainfall varies with time during severe storm events. The results show that these impacts increase future flood risk in urban environments and that current design guidelines need to be adjusted so that effective adaptation measures can be implemented.