rivers

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And increased development will only exacerbate flooding – concreting over surfaces for housing or car parks prevents rain being absorbed and instead it runs off into drains and rivers which can become overwhelmed and breach defences.

From BBC

These rivers tend to be quite slow to respond to heavy rain, but the number of warnings in force should continue to drop as the flood waters flow out to sea.

From BBC

Methane concentrations in the atmosphere climbed at an unprecedented pace in the early 2020s due to a combination of weaker natural removal and rising emissions from warming wetlands, rivers, lakes, and agricultural areas.

From Science Daily

As a result, emissions increased from wetlands, rivers, lakes, and farmed land, adding to the buildup of methane, the second-most important greenhouse gas after carbon monoxide.

From Science Daily

As of 05:00 GMT on Tuesday, the Environment Agency had issued 98 flood warnings and 170 flood alerts in England, external, with saturated ground and already-swollen rivers making flooding more likely.

From BBC