Why 'once-in-100-year-floods' are anything but low risk

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The concept of 'once in 100-year' floods is now highly misleading, Zurich Insurance warns, as it calls for better awareness of flood risk

Communities and businesses across Cumbria and the North of England paid a high price for Storm Desmond last December. The storm itself claimed at least three lives on the British Isles, while in the wake...

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