Floods And Drought To Rise Due To Climate Change HUNGARY: April 10, 2008 BUDAPEST - Flooding in temperate regions and the tropics and droughts in arid regions are likely to increase over the course of the century due to climate change, according to a study released on Wednesday. The study by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the body which won last year's Nobel Prize with former US Vice President Al Gore, said changes in fresh water supplies would have a huge impact on humans and on the environment.