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Gargantuan hail in northern Italy: Natural climate variability or climate change?

In July 2023, northern Italy witnessed two unprecedented European hailstone records. These occurrences prompt
questions about the influence of climate change on such extreme events and the potential for increased severity in the future.

 

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Analysis of the impact of possible hydrological extremes on large dams

Based on AI-based correlation analyses and hydrological models, a first prototypical demonstrator for visualizing the relationship between dam deformation and various influencing factors has been implemented.

 

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 Andrea Campoverde
Simulation of extremely low flows in the Rhine River

New options for calibrating the numerical hydrological model WRF-Hydro for recording extremely low discharges in the Rhine River.

 

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 Marco Kaschuba
Hailstorms in South America and Australia

Valuable data for the insurance industry: Satellite data is used to estimate the spatial distribution and return periods of hail.

 

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 Andreas Schäfer
Disaster & risk data in a new look

The CEDIM/Risklayer Explorer brings together new and comprehensive data and analysis on disasters and risks – Continuously and in near real-time.

 

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 Andreas Schäfer
Danger from flooding and extreme weather events in BW – How local authorities protect themselves

Disaster researcher Andreas Schäfer live on the programme "Leute" on SWR1 Baden-Württemberg on Monday, 29 January 2024 at 10:00 a.m.

 

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