Northern European Enclosure Dam Could Protect 25 Million People From Rising Seas
A 475-km-long dam between the north of Scotland and the west of Norway and another one of 160 km between the west point of France and the southwest of England…
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Design for Flooding: How Cities Can Make Room for Water
Science is clearly showing that the world is shifting towards a more unstable climate. Weather events like the flash floods in Sydney last week will be more frequent and extreme,…
Climate Change Losses in Europe’s Coastal Cities Could Reach $1.2 Billion Per Year by 2030 Says Study
A new study that assesses potential future climate damage to major European coastal cities has found that, if, as currently, global carbon emissions continue to track the Intergovernmental Panel on…
Denmark, Germany and Poland – Storm Surge Causes Coastal Flooding
Storm surge has caused flooding on Germany’s north east coast, north western Poland and in coastal areas of Denmark. In Germany, storm Axel increased sea levels to more than 1.70…
Europe’s Cities Must Step Up Adaptation Efforts, Says EEA
A recent report released by the European Environment Agency (EEA) at the third Open European Day at the Resilient Cities Conference in Bonn, Germany, on 5 July 2016, “Urban adaptation…
Monitoring Underground Water In Real-Time to Improve Early Flood Warnings
One of the most crucial aspects in flood prevention and management is knowing exactly when the incident will occur. In the past, predictive data has been good, but not good…
Scientists Warn of Sea Level Rises in Northern Europe
Scientists warn countries in northern Europe to plan for dramatic new worst-case scenarios as climate change increases the risk of seas sweeping inland, Tim Radford reports for Climate News Network.…
Floods in North Jutland, Denmark after 100 mm of Rain in One Day
Heavy rain over the last 24 hours has brought flooding to parts of North Jutland (Nordjylland) in Denmark. North Jutland police are reporting a road near Sindal has been completely…
Tidal Surge Floods in Northern Europe
The UK was the first country to suffer from the storm, labelled in Germany as Hurricane Xaver and in Denmark as Cyclone Bodil and in Sweden as Sven. You can…
