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Geosciences Column: Landslide risk in a changing climate, and what that means for Europe’s roads

June 13, 2018
Geosciences Column: Landslide risk in a changing climate, and what that means for Europe’s roads
A massive slide crumbled this section of a US highway in Oregon. How will climate change affect future landslides? Credit: Oregon Department of Transportation

If your morning commute is already frustrating, get ready to buckle up. Our climate is changing, and that may increasingly affect some of central Europe’s major roads and railways, according to new research published in the EGU’s open access journal Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. The study found that, in the face of climate change, landslide-inducing rainfall events will increase in fr ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Science in action – how will climate change affect Central Europe?

November 23, 2015
Imaggeo on Mondays: Science in action – how will climate change affect Central Europe?
Sience in progress no. 3 . Credit: André Künzelmann (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

The effects of a warming climate are expected to be far reaching. Sea-level rise, and how it will affect costal settlements make regular headlines, and not without reason. However, climate change may have other less obvious but equally dangerous impacts; for example, take a look at this recent piece highlighting the increased risk of storms and droughts in mainland Europe. The area of Saxony-Anhal ...[Read More]