Photo by Quang Nguyen Vinh via Pexels
British rivers may see more frequent floods and droughts due to climate "whiplash," say scientists.
×
Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ad^_a^_b^DEF5J\H2C?D\8=@32=\H2C>:?8\42FD:?8\4C24<D\:?\:46\E@\8C@H\>@C6\C2A:5=J^Qmv=@32= H2C>:?8k^2m 4@F=5 AFD9 &]z] H2E6CH2JD E@ 52?86C@FD 6IEC6>6D — 2 A96?@>6?@? <?@H? 2D Q9J5C@4=:>2E:4 H9:A=2D9Q H9:49 H:== D66 >@C6 C2A:5 DH:?8D 36EH66? H6E 2?5 5CJ 4@?5:E:@?D[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 ?6H DEF5J]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmp C6D62C49 E62>[ =65 3J k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]F62]24]F<^Qm&?:G6CD:EJ @7 t2DE p?8=:2k^2m W&tpX D4:6?E:DED[ 2?2=JK65 2=>@DE f__ C:G6C 42E49>6?ED 24C@DD E96 qC:E:D9 xD=6D E@ AC@;64E 9@H C:G6C 7=@HD >2J 492?86 2E a 2?5 c 568C66D r6=D:FD @7 8=@32= H2C>:?8]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 C6DF=ED[ AF3=:D965 :? E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^28FAF3D]@?=:?6=:3C2CJ]H:=6J]4@>^;@FC?2=^abagcaffQm;@FC?2= t2CE9VD uFEFC6k^2m[ C6G62= QDE2C<Q C68:@?2= 4@?EC2DED 2?5 8C@H:?8 492==6?86D 7@C 4@>>F?:E:6D 2?5 H2E6C >2?286CD ECJ:?8 E@ A=2? 7@C 7=@@5 2?5 5C@F89E C:D<]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 C6D62C496CD 2=D@ H2C? @7 >@C6 :?E6?D6 C:G6C 7=@@5:?8 5FC:?8 6IEC6>6 C2:?72== 6G6?ED :? H6DE6C? 2?5 ?@CE96C? A2CED @7 E96 &]z] 2?5 =@?86C 5CJ DA6==D 2?5 =@H6C C:G6C 7=@HD :? D@FE96C? 2?5 62DE6C? t?8=2?5]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96J D2J E96 7:?5:?8D F?56C=:?6 E96 ?665 7@C C68:@?2==J E2:=@C65 252AE2E:@?[ :?4=F5:?8 6?92?465 7=@@5\C:D< >2?286>6?E 2?5 8C62E6C 42A24:EJ E@ DE@C6 H2E6C 5FC:?8 H6EE6C A6C:@5D :? H6DE6C? 2?5 ?@CE96C? A2CED @7 E96 &]z]k^Am
Photo by éåº ç¿ via Pexels
By Talker
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 DEF5J 2=D@ 9:89=:89ED E96 ?665 7@C DEC6?8E96?65 H2E6C\DFAA=J C6D:=:6?46 2?5 56>2?5 >2?286>6?E :? D@FE96C? 2?5 62DE6C? t?8=2?5[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 C6D62C49 E62>]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm$EF5J =625 2FE9@C sC] *: w6 D2:5i “~FC AC@;64E:@?D D9@H D92CA6C DH:?8D 36EH66? 962GJ 5@H?A@FCD 2?5 =@?8 5CJ DA6==D[ H:E9 C:G6C 42E49>6?ED D9:7E:?8 >@C6 DF556?=J 7C@> 7=@@5:?8 E@ 5C@F89E]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm“%96D6 C2A:5 D9:7ED 2C6 >2<:?8 H2E6C >2?286>6?E :?4C62D:?8=J 5:77:4F=E[ AFEE:?8 AC6DDFC6 @? 3@E9 7=@@5 5676?D6D 2?5 5C@F89E\C6DA@?D6 DJDE6>D 2E E96 D2>6 E:>6]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm“pD H2C>:?8 :?4C62D6D[ EC25:E:@?2= 2AAC@2496D E@ 7=@@5 2?5 5C@F89E A=2??:?8 >2J ?@ =@?86C 36 6?@F89]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmQx?DE625[ C68:@?âDA64:7:4 252AE2E:@? DEC2E68:6D H:== 36 4C:E:42= E@ AC@E64E H2E6C DFAA=:6D[ :?7C2DECF4EFC6[ 64@DJDE6>D[ 2?5 4@>>F?:E:6D]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm“k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ac^``^_f^H9J\A=2?E:?8\EC66D\:?\E96\2C4E:4\4@F=5\>2<6\8=@32=\H2C>:?8\H@CD6^Qmr=:>2E6 492?86k^2m :D 6IA64E65 E@ :?4C62D6 3@E9 7=@@5D 2?5 5C@F89ED :? >2?J C68:@?D[ D@ F?56CDE2?5:?8 9@H E96D6 492?86D H:== A=2J @FE =@42==J :D 4CF4:2= 7@C >2?28:?8 H2E6C C6D@FC46D 2?5 AC6A2C:?8 7@C 7FEFC6 C:D<D]”k^Am
Photo by Alfo Medeiros via Pexels
By Talker
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm$96 D2JD 5CJ\E@\H6E 9J5C@4=:>2E:4 H9:A=2D9 — DF556? D9:7ED 7C@> 5CJ E@ H6E 4@?5:E:@?D — >2J :?4C62D6 E96 C:D< @7 7=2D9 7=@@5:?8[ H2E6C BF2=:EJ 56E6C:@C2E:@? 2?5 D@:= 6C@D:@?]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm(6E\E@\5CJ D9:7ED 42? >2<6 5C@F89E A=2??:?8 92C56C 3642FD6 AC6465:?8 H6E 4@?5:E:@?D >2J 4C62E6 2 72=D6 D6?D6 @7 D64FC:EJ 367@C6 2 C2A:5 >@G6 :?E@ 5C@F89E]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm!C@;64E65 492?86D F?56C 3@E9 a\ 2?5 c\568C66 H2C>:?8 D46?2C:@D D9@H H:56DAC625 :?4C62D6D :? E96 7C6BF6?4J @7 3@E9 EJA6D @7 H9:A=2D9 6G6?ED]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmu@C 5CJ\E@\H6E H9:A=2D9[ :?4C62D6D 2C6 AC@;64E65 24C@DD >@DE @7 E96 &]z]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmx? D@>6 42E49>6?ED[ E96 ?F>36C @7 6G6?ED C:D6D 7C@> 2C@F?5 7@FC @G6C 2 b_\J62C A6C:@5 7C@> `hg` E@ a_`_ E@ 2C@F?5 D6G6? E@ ?:?6 F?56C c\568C66 H2C>:?8]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm~G6C2==[ DEC@?86C :?4C62D6D 42? 36 @3D6CG65 :? $@FE9 (2=6D[ }@CE96C? xC6=2?5[ }@CE96C? 2?5 (6DE6C? t?8=2?5 2?5 A2CED @7 $@FE962DE t?8=2?5]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 >@56=:?8 AC@G:56D @?6 @7 E96 >@DE 4@>AC696?D:G6 ?2E:@?2=\D42=6 2DD6DD>6?ED E@ 52E6 @7 9@H &]z] C:G6CD >2J C6DA@?5 E@ 5:776C6?E =6G6=D @7 8=@32= H2C>:?8]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 C6DF=ED 2=D@ D9@H 9@H E6>A6C2E6 4=:>2E6D H@C=5H:56 4@F=5 7246 D:>:=2C D9:7ED]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm&?56C 32D6=:?6 4@?5:E:@?D 36EH66? `hg` 2?5 a_`_[ E96 >:55=6 G2=F6 24C@DD &]z] 42E49>6?ED 7@C E96 >2I:>F> ?F>36C @7 4@?D64FE:G6 5CJ 52JD — 2? :?5:42E:@? @7 96:89E6?65 5C@F89E C:D< @C 4@?5:E:@?D 2DD@4:2E65 H:E9 5C@F89E — :D ba]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmqFE E92E ?F>36C C:D6D E@ be 52JD F?56C a\568C66 H2C>:?8 2?5 c` 52JD F?56C c\568C66]k^Am
Photo by Quang Nguyen Vinh via Pexels
By Talker
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 >@DE AC@?@F?465 :?4C62D6D 2C6 D66? :? D@FE96C? 2?5 $@FE962DE t?8=2?5[ :?4=F5:?8 E96 p?8=:2?[ %92>6D[ 2?5 $@FE9 t2DE C:G6C 32D:? C68:@?D[ H96C6 E96 >2I:>F> ?F>36C @7 4@?D64FE:G6 5CJ 52JD 4@F=5 6I4665 d_ 52JD F?56C c\568C66 H2C>:?8]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmr2E49>6?ED :? ?@CE96C? 2?5 H6DE6C? $4@E=2?5 D9@H D>2==6C :?4C62D6D[ C6>2:?:?8 36=@H bd 52JD 6G6? F?56C E96 9:896DE H2C>:?8 D46?2C:@]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmqFE H6DE6C? 2?5 ?@CE96C? A2CED @7 E96 &]z] — :?4=F5:?8 (2=6D[ }@CE9H6DE t?8=2?5[ H6DE6C? $4@E=2?5 2?5 A2CED @7 }@CE96C? xC6=2?5 — 2C6 AC@;64E65 E@ D66 E96 =2C86DE :?4C62D6D :? 7=@@5:?8 2?5 6IEC6>6 C2:?[ H:E9 E96 DEC@?86DE C:D6D :? 6IEC6>6 C2:?72== =:?<65 E@ FA=2?5 2?5 pE=2?E:4\724:?8 42E49>6?ED]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 =2C86DE :?4C62D6 :D AC@;64E65 7@C E96 v=2D=J? 2E q65586=6CE 42E49>6?E :? $?@H5@?:2[ }@CE9 (2=6D[ H96C6 >2I:>F> @?6\52J C2:?72== C:D6D 3J >@C6 E92? b_ >> 2?5 >2I:>F> 7:G6\52J C2:?72== 3J 2=>@DE ca >> F?56C c\568C66 H2C>:?8]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmu@C C:G6C 7=@@5:?8[ E96 DEF5J 7:?5D E92E E96 D:K6 @7 2 7=@@5 H:E9 2 aT 492?46 @7 @44FCC:?8 :? 2?J 8:G6? J62C — @7E6? 42==65 2 `\:?\d_\J62C 7=@@5 — 86?6C2==J :?4C62D6D 24C@DD &]z] C:G6C 32D:? C68:@?D]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 AC@;64E65 :?4C62D6 :D 2C@F?5 a_T E@ d_T F?56C a\568C66 H2C>:?8 2?5 FA E@ c_T F?56C c\568C66 H2C>:?8[ H:E9 8C62E6C C68:@?2= G2C:2E:@? 2?5 F?46CE2:?EJ 2E E96 9:896C H2C>:?8 =6G6=]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmw6[ @7 E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^EJ?52==]24]F<^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQm%J?52== r6?EC6 7@C r=:>2E6 r92?86 #6D62C49k^2m 2E &tp[ D2:5i “%96 &]z]’D H6==\>@?:E@C65 C:G6C ?6EH@C< 2?5 DEC@?8 C68:@?2= 4=:>2E6 4@?EC2DED >2<6 :E 2? :>A@CE2?E E6DE 42D6 7@C E6>A6C2E6 C68:@?D H@C=5H:56]Qk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm$96 25565i “~FC 7:?5:?8D @776C :?D:89ED :?E@ 9@H 8=@32= H2C>:?8 4@F=5 2=E6C C:G6C 7=@HD[ 7=@@5 2?5 5C@F89E C:D<D[ 2?5 C2A:5 D9:7ED 36EH66? H6E 2?5 5CJ 4@?5:E:@?D 36J@?5 E96 &]z]”k^Am
