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  1. The Versuchsanstalt Obernach marks 100 years of #WaterResearch since its founding by Oskar von Miller. 👏 The facility contributes to #hydropower, #ClimateResearch, and #FloodProtection: go.tum.de/481300

    📷TUM ProLehre

  2. The Versuchsanstalt Obernach marks 100 years of #WaterResearch since its founding by Oskar von Miller. 👏 The facility contributes to #hydropower, #ClimateResearch, and #FloodProtection: go.tum.de/481300

    📷TUM ProLehre

  3. Through the TUM University Foundation, Martin Herrenknecht, entrepreneur and manufacturer of #tunnelboring machines, is funding our research project on measures for #drought and #floodprotection in southern Germany: go.tum.de/314713

    📷S.Bogdanovic

  4. Through the TUM University Foundation, Martin Herrenknecht, entrepreneur and manufacturer of #tunnelboring machines, is funding our research project on measures for #drought and #floodprotection in southern Germany: go.tum.de/314713

    📷S.Bogdanovic

  5. "Globally, the researchers determined that #mangroves save around $855 billion through #FloodProtection as of 2020, with the highest monetary value from mangroves found in China, Vietnam, Australia, the U.S. and India."

    “The results are clear: Mangroves play a critical role in reducing flood risks and should be viewed as valuable natural assets.”

    ecowatch.com/mangroves-flood-p

  6. "Globally, the researchers determined that #mangroves save around $855 billion through #FloodProtection as of 2020, with the highest monetary value from mangroves found in China, Vietnam, Australia, the U.S. and India."

    “The results are clear: Mangroves play a critical role in reducing flood risks and should be viewed as valuable natural assets.”

    ecowatch.com/mangroves-flood-p

  7. 🔍 Archaeological sites need customized protection plans 🛡️
    A collaborative project between the University of Cologne, LVR, and RWTH Aachen investigated causes of flood damage to archaeological sites in the Rhineland to better assess and prevent future damage. 🏛️

    Learn more ▶️uni.koeln/QTERT

    The paper was published in Environmental Sciences Europe 👇
    link.springer.com/article/10.1

    #UniCologne #Archaeology #ClimateChange
    #FloodProtection #ClimateChange #Research #ProtectionPlans

  8. 🔍 Archaeological sites need customized protection plans 🛡️
    A collaborative project between the University of Cologne, LVR, and RWTH Aachen investigated causes of flood damage to archaeological sites in the Rhineland to better assess and prevent future damage. 🏛️

    Learn more ▶️uni.koeln/QTERT

    The paper was published in Environmental Sciences Europe 👇
    link.springer.com/article/10.1

    #UniCologne #Archaeology #ClimateChange
    #FloodProtection #ClimateChange #Research #ProtectionPlans

  9. Newfangled Horizontal Levees Rise (Gently) Across the Bay baynature.org/article/newfangl

    "This gently sloping landscape in #PaloAlto may not look dramatic, but it represents a sea-change in thinking about #FloodProtection... A dozen such projects have sprouted, offering habitat-friendly #flood protection... The Palo Alto project has been funded with $4.3 million from #Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law."

    #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Climate #ExtremeWearther #USpol #JoeBiden #Democrats #Flooding

  10. Newfangled Horizontal Levees Rise (Gently) Across the Bay baynature.org/article/newfangl

    "This gently sloping landscape in #PaloAlto may not look dramatic, but it represents a sea-change in thinking about #FloodProtection... A dozen such projects have sprouted, offering habitat-friendly #flood protection... The Palo Alto project has been funded with $4.3 million from #Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law."

    #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Climate #ExtremeWearther #USpol #JoeBiden #Democrats #Flooding

  11. Fragen & Antworten zum aktuellen #Hochwasser in 🇩🇪 :

    Die GFZ-Hydrologen Bruno Merz und Sergiy Vorogushyn geben Auskunft zu den Ursachen sowie zu Herausforderungen und aktuellem Stand bei #Hochwasserschutz und #Risikomanagement

    ~~~

    Questions & answers on the current #flood situation in 🇩🇪 :

    GFZ hydrologists Bruno Merz and Sergiy Vorogushyn provide information on the causes and on challenges and current status of #FloodProtection and #RiskManagement.

    🇩🇪 switchable 🇬🇧

    gfz-potsdam.de/presse/meldunge

  12. If the River Ness rises any higher this bizarre construction will cause flooding in the Bught Park.
    So much for #floodprotection

  13. If the River Ness rises any higher this bizarre construction will cause flooding in the Bught Park.
    So much for #floodprotection

  14. "In the #US, the increases [in insurance premiums] are so savage that some homeowners are giving up on #insurance altogether, the Wall Street Journal reported this week. Less than one in five Floridians have #FloodProtection.

    #Climate, macroeconomics and politics are besieging this corner of the financial sector."

    bloomberg.com/opinion/articles?

  15. "In the #US, the increases [in insurance premiums] are so savage that some homeowners are giving up on #insurance altogether, the Wall Street Journal reported this week. Less than one in five Floridians have #FloodProtection.

    #Climate, macroeconomics and politics are besieging this corner of the financial sector."

    bloomberg.com/opinion/articles?