... and the loss of ice from glaciers and ice caps. Insurance costs due to extreme weather events have also risen rapidly during the past decade. In 1995 worldwide economic losses due to property damage 3 reached US$180 billion, exceeding the previous record year by a factor of 3. Wales was hit by major...

... the flow into the Firth of Forth near the Edinburgh road bridge during neap and spring tide conditions. A pressure gauge was used to record the tidal elevation and concurrent meteorological data were obtained from local weather sensors. The maximum tidal flux into the estuary during spring tides reached 30...