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The investment forecast

Nature volume 415, pages 483–484 (2002)Cite this article

New studies predict that the risk of extreme rainfall over Europe and Asian monsoon regions is increasing, with more floods likely worldwide. Such long-range forecasting is pushing at the limit of current climate models.

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Figure 1: Heavy floods, such as this one in Oregon City, United States, in 1996, can have a huge impact on human affairs.
Figure 2: The pitfalls of forecasting extreme climate events.

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