A new technique for assessing the cost of major flood damage is being unveiled at a conference at Exeter University.
Two hundred experts from around the world are at the three-day event.
The flood damage assessment combines information on land use with data on the vulnerability of the area, to calculate the impact of both past and future flooding.
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