The study observes that "climate-related extreme events are rising, with particularly sharp rises in hydrological events."
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read here, and show the number of floods and other hydrological events have quadrupled since 1980 and have doubled since 2004.
Climatological events, such as extreme temperatures, droughts, and forest fires, have more than doubled since 1980. Meteorological events, such as storms, have doubled since 1980.
"Some of the underlying drivers of extreme weather which were speculative four years ago are looking less speculative," said Michael Norton, environmental programme director for the EASAC.
The prospect of the Gulf Stream—also known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)—slowing, or even shutting down entirely, "must be taken as a serious possibility," he added.
