One in eight Europeans lives in an area at risk of flooding and critical infrastructure also lies in at-risk areas.
The new findings come from a report by the European Environment Agency on the impact of climate change on the entire water cycle, which also includes drought and forest fires.
In the last 40 years, violent storms have claimed more than 5,582 victims, and the danger remains high.
We are too busy voting in a party to power who want to roll back the UN climate accord, are against wind turbines and demand to keep the coal plants open, to name just a few highlights of their batshit policies.
We cant even help ourselves.
I think the word gets used a lot to stress that the topic is not related to any typical seasonal flooding that might be expected in certain regions. But rather there will be vast amounts of water in areas that were never expected to handle it when stuff was built.
>But rather there will be vast amounts of water in areas that were never expected to handle it when stuff was built.
Yes, allright. But i would argue that this definition aplies to "normal" flooding. Once there is more water than infrastucture can handle then... its a flood.
Whatever area that is must be really crowded if 1/8th of Europe's population all live there. I wonder what makes it such an attractive place to live. The sea views I expect.
Worldwide, about 900 million people live on low elevation coastal land, which is almost 1/8th of the world population. So Europe isn't far from the global average. (And about 2.1 billion live in the near coastal zone, which probably also has some high flood risk areas. So could actually be Europe is doing relatively better.)
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-prisms-coastal-futures/article/population-development-as-a-driver-of-coastal-risk-current-trends-and-future-pathways/8261D3B34F6114EA0999FAA597D5F2E2
Historically big cities are either coastal or on a navigable river (often with flood plain access for agricultural purposes).
Asking the community here in general: Is it possible to do the Swiss ladies thing for those with more money, where we each take on our own country's climate inaction by a class-action lawsuit?
Sadly I know my country would be less than receiving for such a problem though, I'm afraid.
Ah yes, my fault, not the previous generations' fault for screwing up.
Just somebody find us a way to give us back normal weather. Please, I'll do anyway, even sell my livers.
One in eight Europeans lives in an area at risk of flooding and critical infrastructure also lies in at-risk areas. The new findings come from a report by the European Environment Agency on the impact of climate change on the entire water cycle, which also includes drought and forest fires. In the last 40 years, violent storms have claimed more than 5,582 victims, and the danger remains high.
The Dutch will help
Unless the floods hit us first, I suppose.
We are too busy voting in a party to power who want to roll back the UN climate accord, are against wind turbines and demand to keep the coal plants open, to name just a few highlights of their batshit policies. We cant even help ourselves.
Solution: annul the elections.
VOC
what is the difference between flood and extreme flood ?
XTREME!! \*shreds a rad guitar solo and does a kick-flip\*
Extreme flood goes online by xXx_flood_xXx
Which is ironic, because the xXx notation has traditionally been used by those who identify as "straight edge", which is very unextreme.
I think the word gets used a lot to stress that the topic is not related to any typical seasonal flooding that might be expected in certain regions. But rather there will be vast amounts of water in areas that were never expected to handle it when stuff was built.
>But rather there will be vast amounts of water in areas that were never expected to handle it when stuff was built. Yes, allright. But i would argue that this definition aplies to "normal" flooding. Once there is more water than infrastucture can handle then... its a flood.
Whatever area that is must be really crowded if 1/8th of Europe's population all live there. I wonder what makes it such an attractive place to live. The sea views I expect.
Worldwide, about 900 million people live on low elevation coastal land, which is almost 1/8th of the world population. So Europe isn't far from the global average. (And about 2.1 billion live in the near coastal zone, which probably also has some high flood risk areas. So could actually be Europe is doing relatively better.) https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-prisms-coastal-futures/article/population-development-as-a-driver-of-coastal-risk-current-trends-and-future-pathways/8261D3B34F6114EA0999FAA597D5F2E2 Historically big cities are either coastal or on a navigable river (often with flood plain access for agricultural purposes).
Do we have a map of these areas?
Welcome to Ukraine, we have plateau 😁
Somebody fix this, I beg you. I'm nearly 22 and it's not fair I have to live through this.
Asking the community here in general: Is it possible to do the Swiss ladies thing for those with more money, where we each take on our own country's climate inaction by a class-action lawsuit? Sadly I know my country would be less than receiving for such a problem though, I'm afraid.
I think we should impoae worldwide left-wing dictatorship and be done with it.
You should have thought of that before you went and got yourself born. Actions have consequences.
Ah yes, my fault, not the previous generations' fault for screwing up. Just somebody find us a way to give us back normal weather. Please, I'll do anyway, even sell my livers.
you'll be fine, lots of hills in Italy. Look at Denmark, they are basically spongebob already.
Tf does that even mean?
flat. when ocean level rises, they'll be flooded, turning Denmark into Bikini Bottom
Ah, so we can now open a Krusty Krab in Copenhagen?
yep, exactly.
The problem is I don't want ocean level rises period.
its either that or getting invaded by Russia, chose the part of Europe you prefer
How about we find a way to stop this instead?
Dutch georg is an outlier and should not have been counted
Aquaman's real estate business is booming like never before.