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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-2179-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-2179-2024
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23 May 2024
Research article |  | 23 May 2024

River flow in the near future: a global perspective in the context of a high-emission climate change scenario

Omar V. Müller, Patrick C. McGuire, Pier Luigi Vidale, and Ed Hawkins

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This work evaluates how rivers are projected to change in the near future compared to the recent past in the context of a warming world. We show that important rivers of the world will notably change their flows, mainly during peaks, exceeding the variations that rivers used to exhibit. Such large changes may produce more frequent floods, alter hydropower generation, and potentially affect the ocean's circulation.