Global warming: Stormy Scotland up to 72% wetter

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http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1302502006

RAINSTORMS have dramatically increased in intensity over Scotland because of climate change over the past 40 years, according to researchers.

Experts predict people living near rivers will experience worsening flooding as a result of a continuing trend which has seen extreme rainfall double over parts of the UK since the 1960s.
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The east of Scotland has been particularly badly hit, with the worst storms during the 1990s bringing an average of 72 per cent more rain than those in the three previous decades. The new levels equate to close to a foot of water over ten days.

The research, due to be presented to the British Association Festival of Science in Norwich this week, was revealed as the president of the association, Frances Cairncross, warned in her opening address that more had to be done to prepare for the effects of global warming.

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1. I lived in Scotland in the 60's

What an incredibly beautiful country. The weather was dynamic to say the least. Intense winters but the summers were temperate, beautiful and way too short. Rivers criss cross the countryside. Flooding would be devastating to those hearty people. Gosh, its a good thing that we Yanks don't have anything to do with global warming. As best I can figure out, we aren't responsible for anything.