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Roxy Koll, NRC Senior Associate at PMEL, is interviewed on BBC World Service "Science In Action" discussing the widespread flooding in Kerala. Starts at 0:53. Dr. Koll's research has shown that monsoons have been getting weaker, delivering less rain on average, while extreme floods, have paradoxically become much more common.
