Hungary Flood Update
At the time of writing, it appears that the high levels of the Danube in Budapest – at least the central areas – are now receding. The level is currently…
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Flooding and floods in Europe
Hungary Expects Danube Floods
Update 09/06/13 The Danube levels were at 887cm midday Sunday June 9th 2013 in Budapest. According to Hungary’s National Disaster Management, the peak of the Danube flood is to be…
Germany Flood Update
Germany has 60,000 local emergency personnel and aid workers, as well as 25,000 federal disaster responders and 16,000 soldiers now fighting the floods. Thanks to the huge efforts of these…
Germany Watches the Elbe
Update: Elbe River Levels at Dresden on 07/06/13 The level of the River Elbe at Dresden is now falling slowly but surely, and is currently at 8.59 metres Elbe River…
Prague Zoo Evacuation
They went two by two… With Prague under threat of flooding over the last two days, many have been working around the clock to ensure that people are evacuated safely…
Flooding Continues Across Europe, June 2013
Torrential rainfall and rising river levels have resulted in floods across Europe over the last few days. With so many rivers, countries, towns and cities involved, it’s hard to keep…
Can Prague Stop the Floods?
The River Vltava yesterday was flowing at something like 10 times its normal volume. Floods have already hit Germany and Austria and there have been reports of several deaths in…
Floods in Central Europe June 2013
When a flood hits, it usually hits fast. There were warning signs over the weekend of possible further (and bigger) floods in Germany. I reported on May 31st of the…
Floods Germany, May 2013
Several states in Germany are currently suffering from floods as a result of heavy rainfall and storms over the last few days. Transport infrastructure has been badly affected, and sadly…
May 2013 Floods Summary
Below is a summary of the major floods from around the world during May 2013. As you would expect, spring time will bring floods to areas normally under ice and…
Floods in Norway May 2013
Heavy rainfall on Wednesday 22nd May resulted in huge floods in southern Norway. Flood warning had been issued earlier in the week, but after Wednesday night’s rainfall it was feared…
Floods in France May 2013
France has been suffering from floods throughout May, 2013. On May 4 in the Burgundy region, torrential rain resulted in some residents of the city of Dijon being evacuated,. Levels…
Sand Engines in the Netherlands
A few days ago we wrote about the project in the Netherlands called (in English) “Room for the River”. It’s a large project taking place in the Netherlands, Germany, France…
Room for the River
As a follow-up to the report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) (see our post here) regarding flooding in Europe, we decided to look at one of the biggest flood…
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…
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…
