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Fig. 6.9
PrincipalareasofEnglandandWalesatriskfromriverloodingasaresultofanextremeweathereventwitha
1%chanceofaneventhappeninginanygivenyear,andfromtheseawitha0.5%chanceinanyyear,ifthere
werenolooddefences.Thesedataarefor2005anddonotincludetheefectsoffutureclimatechange.
ComparethiswithFigure6.7,whichshowsjusttheprincipalareaspronetolooding.Thevalueofthismapis
toillustratethattherearemanysmallareasatriskofloodinginextremeeventswhich,inadenselypopulated
island,posesconsiderableeconomicrisk.
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