GREENPEACE: Climate Change and River Flooding

Photo1: 1995:Flooding of the Maas River: Venlo, Netherlands Photo2: 1995:Flooding of the Maas River: Venlo, Netherlands

Table of Contents

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION

1.1. Introduction
1.2. Origins of flooding
1.2.1. Hydrological aspects
1.2.2. Human activities
1.3. Physical and geographical backgrounds of precipitation
1.3.1. Frontal disturbances
1.3.2. Convectional precipitation
1.3.3. Orographic rainfall
1.3.4. Monsoon
1.3.5. Global distribution

2. THE POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF A GLOBAL WARMING ON RAINFALL MECHANISMS

2.1. Water vapour
2.2. Circulation patterns

3. GCM PROJECTIONS AND GLOBAL TRENDS IN RAINFALL

3.1. Characteristics of GCMs
3.2. Projections
3.3. Caveats
3.4. Observations on global rainfall

4. REGIONAL FLOODING IMPLICATIONS

4.1. Europe
4.1.1. Projections
4.1.2. Observations
4.1.3. Flooding
4.1.4. Analyses of recent floods
4.2. North America
4.2.1. Projections
4.2.2. Observations
4.2.3. Flooding
4.2.4. Analyses of recent floods
4.3. Australia
4.3.1. Projections
4.3.2. Observations
4.3.3. Flooding
4.4. Monsoon
4.4.1. Projections
4.4.2. Observations
4.4.3. Flooding
4.4.4. Analysis of a recent flooding

CONCLUDING THOUGHTS

REFERENCES

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1 & 2: Copyright Greenpeace/Dorreboom; "1995:Flooding of the Maas River: Venlo, Netherlands"