Changing climate both increases and decreases European river floods

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Year: 2019
Type: article
Volume: 573
Issue: 7772
Pages: 108-111
Citations: 1195
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                                    Günter Blöschl, 
                                
                                    Julia Hall, 
                                
                                    Alberto Viglione
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2019). 
                            Changing climate both increases and decreases European river floods. 
                            Nature
                            , 573
                            (7772)
                            , 108-111.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1495-6
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1495-6