The devastating intensity of exceptional floods in some rivers can be anticipated, and surprisingly traces back to the river basins themselves, rather than the amount of rain they receive.
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David, C.H., Frasson, R.P.d.M. Blame the river not the rain. Nat. Geosci. 16, 282–283 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-023-01163-w
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