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How a slight change in weather could have made Germany's deadly floods even worse

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The devastating floods that killed nearly 200 people in Germany four years ago could have been even more damaging, new research suggests. The floods in July 2021 were among the worst disasters in German history. At least 196 people died in Germany, 43 people died in Belgium and the total damage to Central Europe amounted to €46 billion.

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A new study shows that it could have been even worseThe flood in July 2021 was the biggest natural disaster in Germany for six decades. 135 people died in the Ahrtal valley alone, and another 50 people in North Rhine-Westphalia. The damage in Germany was more than 30 billion euros. The cause was an unusually weak jet stream, which caused a low-pressure area, which carried very warm and humid air masses from the Mediterranean, to linger for days …

Almost exactly four years ago, on the night of 14 to 15 July 2021, a huge tidal wave rushed through the Ahr Valley and other river valleys in western Central Europe as a result of heavy rains. Almost 200 people were killed in the water masses. But it could have been even worse, a new study shows. So it would have been even worse [...] Der Beitrag Flood disaster in the Ahrtal could have been even worse published first on wissenschaft.de.

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ecotopical.com broke the news in on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
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