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PERILS places final industry loss estimate for 2024 Central Europe floods at €2.15bn
22 Sep 2025 08:54 GMT
… for the floods that struck Central Europe and Italy … Central Europe, triggering flooding in the Danube, Elbe, Oder, and Vistula river basins … Austria, the Czech Republic and Poland, with Italy and Slovakia … non-insurance of the flood peril in general means …
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Insider’s Guide: Scenic EuroVelo 6 Cycling Route in Hungary
22 Sep 2025 19:57 GMT
… Ocean to the Black Sea, and Hungary offers a remarkable section … for biking around in Hungary.
The Hungarian part of EuroVelo … the route takes cyclists along river flood dykes, mostly composed of … Szigetköz:
Starting near the Slovakian border at Rajka, the …
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Global: No end expected to floods and storms as global heating continues
22 Sep 2025 03:07 GMT
… the devastating monsoon flooding in Pakistan, floods in South … , Lake Victoria in Africa, Kazakhstan and southern Russia, central Europe, … global sea level, increasing the risk of floods for … groundwater, soil moisture and water quality, which remain heavily …
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WMO Warns of Erratic Global Water Cycle
21 Sep 2025 09:00 GMT
… severe droughts and devastating floods, warns a new report … third of the world’s river basins experienced "normal… Central Europe, and parts of Asia saw rainfall levels far above average.
“Water … endured its most severe flooding since 2013, and Brazil …
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WMO Warns of Erratic Global Water Cycle
21 Sep 2025 08:22 GMT
… severe droughts and devastating floods, warns a new report … third of the world’s river basins experienced "normal… Central Europe, and parts of Asia saw rainfall levels far above average.
“Water … endured its most severe flooding since 2013, and Brazil …
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Only a third of world’s river basins experienced normal conditions in 2024
18 Sep 2025 06:20 GMT
… of the world’s river basins experienced normal conditions last … eastern Africa and Mexico.
Central Europe, Russia, Pakistan and northern … such as roads.
Severe floods hit the south of … rapidly; improving water storage by building reservoirs or restoring wetlands …
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WMO warns of growing water crises amid record heat
19 Sep 2025 16:36 GMT
… Secretary-General: "Unfortunately, water-related hazards continue to cause … the devastating monsoon flooding in Pakistan, floods in South Sudan … General: "The Amazon Basin and other parts of … , parts of Asia and Central Europe."
The report links …
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USAG Poland – One Year After Devastating Floods
19 Sep 2025 12:30 GMT
… was on edge – the Bobr river was swelling.
“We were terrified … had flooded parts of the Czech Republic and the storms were … (fill sandbags) and keep the water from getting in the base …
This work, USAG Poland – One Year After Devastating Floods, by Paul Harris …
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Global water cycle growing more erratic: report
19 Sep 2025 08:49 GMT
… disappearing, raising global sea levels by 1.2 … flooding and water scarcity. The country experienced catastrophic floods … flooding across West Africa, elevated river discharge in Central Europe … and African basins.
Nearly all monitored lakes recorded higher …
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Earth's water system is spiralling with deadly swings between too little and too much, warns WMO
19 Sep 2025 07:24 GMT
… unbalanced river basins and severe floods in … water resources increasingly more unpredictable.
“Water … Central Europe, conditions were wetter than normal.
Nearly 60 per cent of rivers … flooding since 2013, with one-third of river networks exceeding high flood …