Rooftops covered with grass, vegetable gardens and lush foliage are now a common sight in many cities around the world. More and more private companies and city authorities are investing…
Coastal areas of Northern Europe will experience an increase in “compound flooding” in coming decades as a result of climate change, say researchers. Compound flooding occurs where storm surges and…
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.…
Report updated 13 June 2019 to include further information on flooding in Italy Update: 13 June 2019 Further heavy rain caused flooding in areas around Lake Como in northern Italy…
A weather front named “Storm Axel” brought heavy rain, strong winds and thunderstorms to parts of Germany between 20 and 22 May, 2019. Several states have been affected including Bavaria,…
ROME, Nov 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – From the floating city of Venice to prehistoric rock carvings in Spain, Europe’s cultural heritage is vulnerable to floods, quakes and wildfires, and…
More storms have hit parts of Europe, causing flooding in parts of Switzerland, northern Italy and Germany, where one man has died. Meanwhile, storm damage in Austria has left 14,000…
Severe weather has once again caused flash flooding and mudslides in parts of northern and central Europe. Severe storms hit parts of northern Europe on 24 May, moving to south…
Update, 25 May, 2018 A thunderstorm and heavy rain on Thursday, 24 May caused flooding in the Vogtland region of Saxony, Germany. Emergency services responded to over 200 calls for…
Severe thunderstorms, hail and heavy rain affected parts of Germany yesterday, 10 May, 2018. Flash flooding was reported in Hamburg and areas of Schleswig-Holstein, where emergency services received over 2,000…
Stormy weather in parts of western Europe has caused flooding, wind damage and huge waves. At least 5 fatalities have been reported as a result of severe weather. Germany, Netherlands,…
Europe is expected to see a considerable increase in flood risk in coming years, even under an optimistic climate change scenario of 1.5°C warming compared to pre-industrial levels. A study…
Storm Eleanor brought strong winds and storm surge to parts of northern Europe from 02 January 2018. The west of Ireland saw the worst of the flooding. Two people died…
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,…
A study conducted by TU Wien and 30 European partners shows that the timing of the floods has shifted across much of Europe, dramatically in some areas. When a major…
Several rivers overflowed causing flooding in parts of northern Germany on Wednesday 26 July after a period of heavy rain. The worst of the flooding occurred in the mountainous Harz…
