Update, 25 June 2021: A tornado swept through several villages in the districts of Breclav and Hodonin, South Moravia of Czechia, causing widespread damage. As of 25 June, 4 fatalities…
Severe weather including heavy rain caused wind damage and flooding in parts of Hungary and Czech Republic from 13 to 15 June. Hungary A massive storm swept across Hungary on…
Police in Czech Republic report that 1 person died, another is missing and dozens were rescued after flash flooding in Olomouc Region in the east of the country. Fire services…
June was hot. Really hot. That much we knew. What we didn’t know was just how hot it was – not just in parts of Europe, but around the world.…
Damage to vulnerable infrastructure caused by climate hazards could triple by the 2020s and rise over ten-fold by the end of the century. LONDON, 1 December, 2017 – Europeans need…
Severe weather, including strong winds and storm surge, affected parts of central Europe over the weekend 27 to 29 October 2017. Dubbed “Herwart” the storm caused severe damage in Poland,…
According to a study by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) – European Commission’s in-house science service – river floods in Europe could directly affect more than half a million people…
The Russian disaster management agency (EMERCOM) said yesterday that food and water have been supplied to all villages affected by the floods that struck in areas around the city of…
The severe weather that swept across northern Europe earlier this week has now hit parts of eastern Europe. Strong winds and thunderstorms have caused damage and power outages in Croatia,…
Some data released by the Czech government show some interesting figures and statistics for the floods that struck in Czech Republic and across several central European states during June 2013.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
