Claims: Rising temperatures may increase flood risk through river ‘whiplash’, study finds
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- title: Rising temperatures may increase flood risk through river ‘whiplash’, study finds Source
- url: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/17/rising-temperatures-may-increase-flood-risk-through-river-whiplash-study-finds Source
- summary: Sudden shifts from wet to dry weather, or vice versa, may foil typical drought- and flood-prevention measures Rising temperatures may trigger a dangerous increase in “hydroclimatic whiplash” in rivers that would make traditional approaches to flood and drought planning insufficient, a study has found. As temperatures rise owing to the worsening climate crisis, rivers will experience increasingly rapid transitions between heavy downpours and long dry spells – called hydroclimatic whiplash events… Source
- published: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:24:00 GMT Source