is The risk of heavy rainfall in several regions of Germany is higher than previously thought, warns the Meteorological society. Many counties she considers not sufficiently to the rain compositions prepared.
The risk of heavy rain has been significantly underestimated. Prior to that, the German Meteorological society warns. The evaluation of radar data show that the risk assessment in some regions of a new risk situation must be regarded, according to the scientists at the Start of a conference.
heavy rain in the North of Germany.
So should, for example, in the country of Northern Germany, groups are significantly more likely with heavy rain expected, than previously thought. This is also due to the limited capacity of the urban drainage important. The urban drainage ensures waste water of any kind will be discharged via the sewer system, so waste water from private households or industrial plants, as well as precipitation water.
“On the edge
stitched” At the same time, sufficiently accurate and timely forecasts of heavy rain, according to the experts, is unsatisfactory. “We are in the prevention against heavy rain ‘on the edge of the sewn’ and, therefore, particularly vulnerable when it comes to increases and Changes in the course of climate change,” the meteorologists Andreas Becker and Tanja Winterrath by the German weather service.
On the conference of the Meteorological societies of Germany, Austria and Switzerland in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, around 450 scientists about the latest findings and questions from meteorology and climate research, advice to Friday.
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