Nov
2020
Artificial drainage increases pesticide contamination
In agricultural areas, large volumes of water from fields, roads and paths drain directly into streams via manholes, gullies and drainage ditches. In a study recently published by researchers from Swiss institute Eawag ...
Aug
2020
Monitoring groundwater changes more precisely
Researchers from GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, and a geologist from Oberlin College, USA, combined satellite-based measurement data with other methods to quantify groundwater amounts. As a result, ...
Jul
2020
Europe is currently in an exceptionally flood-rich period
Austrian flood expert Prof. Günter Blöschl from TU Wien (Vienna) has led a large international study that provides evidence that the past three decades were among the most flood-rich periods in Europe during the past ...
Mai
2020
Urban village gets living sponge space
Urban villages have very few green spaces, being therefore vulnerable to floods. Gangxia Village (China), for example, was constantly affected by the problem, especially during the long, wet season. To address this ...
Jul
2019
FLOOD4CAST helps emergency services to anticipate flooding
The Flemish research institute VITO helped to develop the calculation model FLOOD4CAST that enables to predict flood scenarios hours before they occur. The project is a cooperation between VITO, imex City of Things, ...
Jul
2019
The Floating University is back!
The Floating University Berlin, an offshore campus in the rainwater basin of the former Tempelhof Airport, opened its doors in 2018. It offered three open weeks, more than 1000h of serious transdisciplinary learning, ...
Apr
2019
Flood control: AI helps predict natural disasters
The company One Concern specializes in using artificial intelligence to predict how natural disasters are unfolding in real time on a city-block-level basis, in order to help disaster responders save as many lives as ...
Apr
2019
Brave Blue World: new documentary will showcase water like never before
Called Brave Blue World, the feature-length documentary will provoke a fundamental rethink, revolution and paradigm shift in how people view the treatment and delivery of water, a vital element to life on Earth. The ...
Jun
2018
Large-scale solution: Hauraton drains gigantic launch site
Ariane 6, the new European launch vehicle, will be launched for the first time in 2020 from Kourou, French Guiana. Due to the region's tremendous precipitation rates, an effective surface drainage system is mandatory, ...
Jun
2018
Best practice UK: How to re-naturalise flood alleviation?
The technology used by Biomatrix Water in a project in Northwitch is functional, attractive and sustainable, as the floating ecosystem softens the steel-clad wall, providing habitat and a natural waterscape ...
Jun
2018
Sri Lanka considers widening river bottlenecks to mitigate floods
Research carried out by Asian Development Bank (ADB) along with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) says that the link between climate change and extreme climatic weather patterns indirectly contributes ...
Mai
2018
GRP pipes at their best: Amiblu at the IFAT 2018
Combining Hobas and Flowtite pipes under one roof for the first time, Amiblu will present a unique range of GRP piping solutions for truly sustainable water ...
Jan
2018
Global warming will raise flood risks
Scientists have calculated the required increase in flood protection until the 2040s worldwide. Results show that even in developed countries the need for adaptation is ...
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