[HTML][HTML] Severe summertime flooding in Europe

JH Christensen, OB Christensen - Nature, 2003 - nature.com
… likely in many areas of Europe, despite a possible reduction in … Our results indicate that
episodes of severe flooding may … intensive summertime precipitation over large parts of Europe; …

Summer floods in Central Europe–climate change track?

ZW Kundzewicz, U Ulbrich, T Brücher, D Graczyk… - Natural Hazards, 2005 - Springer
… They are of direct relevance to increase of flood hazard in areas, which have experienced
severe recent floodings. It is an open question, whether or not the Vb circulation track, …

Climate dynamics and extreme precipitation and flood events in Central Europe

C Frei, HC Davies, J Gurtz, C Schär - Integrated Assessment, 2000 - Springer
… It is also noteworthy that few particularly severe events dominate … Europe may experience
drier conditions during summer and autumn. To the extent that much of the Alpine summertime

Extreme floods in the eastern part of Europe: Large-scale drivers and associated impacts

M Ionita, V Nagavciuc - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
… that usually take place during the spring and summertime, especially in the upper part of the
… Therefore, the aim of this study is to do a comparative analysis of the most severe floods on …

Is the frequency and intensity of flooding changing in Europe?

ZW Kundzewicz - Extreme weather events and public health responses, 2005 - Springer
… The statement that severe floods are becoming significantly more frequent and intense is
supported by several studies, while other publications do not report such evidence. This …

Large floods in Europe, 1985–2009

ZW Kundzewicz, I Pińskwar… - Hydrological Sciences …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
… of flood events: flood severity (related to flood frequency) and flood magnitude (related to flood
severity, as … This paper looks at two indices of flood events: flood severity (related to flood

Intensification of extreme European summer precipitation in a warmer climate

OB Christensen, JH Christensen - Global and Planetary Change, 2004 - Elsevier
… Here, we show that although the summer time precipitation decreases over a substantial part
of Europe in the scenarios analysed, an increase in … Severe summertime flooding in Europe

Precipitation extremes in the changing climate of Europe

ZW Kundzewicz, M Radziejewski, I Pinskwar - Climate Research, 2006 - int-res.com
… the number of flood fatalities has been >1000. Most flood fatalities occur outside Europe,
in … in the last decade floods have severely affected large parts of the European continent (cf. …

Changes in risk of extreme weather events in Europe

W Kron, P Löw, ZW Kundzewicz - Environmental Science & Policy, 2019 - Elsevier
… as flood plains. Impacts from severe weather are not as devastating to European societies (…
found to cause decreasing wintertime and increasing summertime energy consumption. High …

[HTML][HTML] Major flood disasters in Europe: 1950–2005

JI Barredo - Natural Hazards, 2007 - Springer
… of the major flood events of the last 56 years in the European Union (… information on flood
disasters for large periods in Europe. The … “Severe rainfall on the flood location may be used as …