Rising carbon emissions will place parts of India, China, Southeast Asia, East Africa and the northern Andes at a higher risk of extreme floods, a study published on Sunday says.
Global warming will boost the frequency at which exceptional floods occur in these regions, while eastern Europe, parts of Scandinavia, Chile and Argentina will have fewer such events, it suggests.
The estimates are based on 11 models for greenhouse-gas emissions and their impact on 29 river basins by 2100.
See full Article: http://english.ruvr.ru/news/2013_06_09/Global-warming-places-SE-Asia-India-at-higher-risk-of-flood-2945/
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