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Claim Text: From 1980 to 1999, there were 1,389 major flooding events; this almost doubled in the next 20 years to 2019.
Simplified Text: From 1980 to 1999 there were 1389 major flooding events this almost doubled in the next 20 years to 2019
Confidence Score: 0.950
Claim Maker: The author
Context Type: News Article
Subject Tags: Statistics Disaster
UUID: a114b223-f032-45e4-987d-fd86cce58b9c
Vector Index: ✗ No vector
Created: February 14, 2026 at 8:56 PM (6 months ago)
Last Updated: February 14, 2026 at 8:56 PM (6 months ago)

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