Climate Change as a Flood-Turbo: Little More Rain Causes Rivers to Swell Dramatically
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In the case of Boris, climate change increased the flood peaks two to three times as much as the rainfall.
Climate change has certainly influenced the amount of rain during the storm "Boris", but the influence on the flood peaks was much stronger. This is shown by a new study on the disaster in September 2024. In parts of Austria the calculated effect was particularly large. AUSTRIA. Day-long rain caused rivers to overflow in September 2024 and flooded houses, roads and fields. Austria, Poland and the Czech Republic were particularly affected. In par…
The devastating floods in the autumn of 2024 left behind a marked trail of devastation, especially in the north-east of Austria, and severely affected many households. The fact that such large amounts of rain could fall in our latitudes in a few days was also due to climate change, as analyses have shown. A new study shows that the new climate [...]
The devastating floods in the autumn of 2024 left a distinctive trail of devastation, especially in the north-east of Austria, and affected numerous households. The fact that such large amounts of rain could fall in our latitudes in a few days was also related to climate change, as analyses have shown. A new study shows now that the new climatic conditions have surprisingly raised flood peaks, researchers report.
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