Europe Must Adapt to Floods
Another report on the prospect of flooding was released this week (Monday April 29, 2013), this time regarding Europe (see our other article on Nigeria flood forecasts here). The European…
Europe
Flooding and floods in Europe
Swans in Worcester Floods
We’ve found yet another unexpected – even bizarre – consequence of flooding over the weekend. This amazing picture, courtesy of Earth Pics (link) shows dozens of elegant white swans making…
Denbighshire Floods Report
People in the UK might remember news of the floods that hit north Wales during 26th and 27th November 2012. Particularly badly hit was the county of Denbighshire in the…
Flooding in UK 2007
2007 is regarded as one of the worst years in recent times for flooding in the United Kingdom. Much of the flooding occurred during a period between June and July.…
Floods in Europe
Over the eons, large floods have periodically inundated entire regions of Europe. We have included some background and information on some pf the most populated countries and regions, plus some…
Central and Eastern Europe
The worst years for flooding in this region was the period from 2005 through 2010, exceeding the record floods there in 1970 by almost all measurements. In the fall of…
Italy
Italy has experienced flooding throughout its long history from the Alpine north to its southern tip. In 1963, the Vajont River Dam in a region of Italy just north of…
Ireland
Ireland itself has not been prone to flooding until the last few years. The agricultural nature of the country up until recently may have been one of the reasons. Paving…
France
Back in 1892, the Tête Rousse glacier on Mount Blanc in southeastern France caused a flood with the spring release of a buried lake within the glacier. The resulting flood…
