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Paul Bates

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Professor of Hydrology, School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol

Coastal cities like Port Arthur, Texas, are at increasing risk from flooding during storms. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

January 31, 2022

New flood maps show US damage rising 26% in next 30 years due to climate change alone, and the inequity is stark

Oliver Wing, University of Bristol; Carolyn Kousky, University of Pennsylvania; Jeremy Porter, City University of New York, and Paul Bates, University of Bristol

A street-by-street analysis shows where the risks are rising fastest and also lays bare the inequities of who has to endure America’s crippling flood problem.

Good weather for ducks. Andrew Matthews/PA

February 24, 2014

Climate change and natural patterns combined to bring wettest winter ever

Paul Bates, University of Bristol; Penny Johnes, University of Bristol; Richard Pancost, University of Bristol, and Thorsten Wagener, University of Bristol

An estimated 5,800 homes and businesses have been flooded in England and Wales this winter, now officially the wettest ever. By comparison, the total was 55,300 properties after the 2007 summer floods…

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