Sweden – Flash Floods in Dalarna and Gävleborg After Record Rainfall
More than 100 mm of rain fell in 2 hours in parts of central Sweden on 18 August causing damaging flash floods in the counties of Dalarna and Gävleborg. The…
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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…
Sweden – Flash Floods in Gothenburg After Heavy Rain
Heavy rain caused urban flooding in the Swedish city of Gothenburg on 11 September 2019. Local media said Kållered in Mölndal Municipality, Västra Götaland County, about 10km south of Gothenburg…
Sweden – Snowmelt Causes Flooding in Gävleborg
Warmer temperatures and melting snow in Sweden has caused some small and medium-sized watercourses to overflow. Sweden’s civil contingencies agency MSB reported flooding in several places in Svealand and southern…
Climate change shifts timing of European floods
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…
Norway – Record Rain Causes Flooding in South
Severe flooding has been reported in parts of southern Norway after heavy rain brought by storm Synne between 04 and 06 December 2015. Maudal in Gjesdal, Rogaland saw just under…
Floods in Central Sweden Force 100s to Evacuate
Flooding has been reported in central parts of Sweden after a storm and heavy rainfall yesterday, 06 September 2015. WMO figures say that 97 mm of rain fell in 24…
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.…
Four Days of Flooding in Sweden
Flooding has affected several counties in south west Sweden over the last 4 days after long periods of heavy rain. The counties affected include Halland, Värmland and Västra Götaland. More…
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…
