NDLI: Summer Floods in Central Europe

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Author	Kundzewicz, Zbigniew W. Ulbrich, Uwe brücher, Tim Graczyk, Dariusz Krüger, Andreas Leckebusch, Gregor C. Menzel, Lucas Pińskwar, Iwona Radziejewski, Maciej Szwed, Małgorzata
Copyright Year	2005
Abstract	In Central Europe, river flooding has been recently recognized as a major hazard, in particular after the 1997 Odra /Oder flood, the 2001 Vistula flood, and the most destructive 2002 deluge on the Labe/Elbe. Major recent floods in central Europe are put in perspective and their common elements are identified. Having observed that flood risk and vulnerability are likely to have grown in many areas, one is curious to understand the reasons for growth. These can be sought in socio-economic domain (humans encroaching into floodplain areas), terrestrial systems (land-cover changes – urbanization, deforestation, reduction of wetlands, river regulation), and climate system. The atmospheric capacity to absorb moisture, its potential water content, and thus potential for intense precipitation, are likely to increase in a warmer climate. The changes in intense precipitation and high flows are examined, based on observations and projections. Study of projected changes in intense precipitation, using climate models, for several areas of central Europe, and in particular, for drainage basins of the upper Labe/Elbe, Odra/Oder, and Vistula is reported. Significant changes have been identified between future projections and the reference period, of relevance to flood hazard in areas, which have experienced severe recent floodings.
Starting Page	165
Ending Page	189
Page Count	25
File Format	PDF
ISSN	0921030X
Journal	Natural Hazards
Volume Number	36
Issue Number	1-2
e-ISSN	15730840
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publisher Date	2005-01-01
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	flood hazard flood risk intense precipitation river flow climate change climate change impact central Europe Geophysics/Geodesy Hydrogeology Geotechnical Engineering Civil Engineering Environmental Management
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Atmospheric Science Water Science and Technology

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