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Hydrological Sciences

Paul Voit

Dr. Paul Voit is a hydrologist and researcher at the University of Potsdam in the department of Hydrology and Climatology. He completed his PhD in the research training group “NatRiskChange”. His work focuses on flash floods, extreme rainfall and flood hazard assessments. Apart from that, he tries to work on projects related to agriculture and irrigation whenever possible.

“What if …?” – Creativity in flood risk management using counterfactual scenarios

“What if …?” – Creativity in flood risk management using counterfactual scenarios

Floods are among the most devastating natural hazards, claiming lives and damaging infrastructure.  The question of how we can be prepared for these extreme events quickly reaches an almost philosophical level: First of all, what is an extreme event? Second, how can we know what the future will bring?  For the last century hydrologists have relied on statistical concepts, which are based on observ ...[Read More]