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  • Hydrology and Climate Science
  • Environmental Change and Risk Management

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  • Recent years have seen a notable increase in major global floods, prompting discussion on potential long-term trends.
  • The realism of observed and projected flood changes remains a subject of active scientific debate.

Approach:

  • This article provides an overview of past flood changes and their driving processes across atmospheric, catchment, and river systems, using European examples.
  • It reviews methodologies for assessing future flood increases and highlights the importance of human-water system feedbacks.

Key Points:

  • Flood changes are influenced by complex interactions within atmospheric, catchment, and riverine environments.
  • Assessing future flood risk requires considering feedbacks within the human-water system over decadal to centennial timescales.
  • Integrated flood risk management is crucial for adapting to future flood challenges.

Conclusions:

  • Effective flood risk management necessitates a holistic approach that reduces societal vulnerability.
  • Understanding past trends and driving forces is essential for predicting and mitigating future flood impacts.