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Flood risk in Europe: the long-term outlook

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News Published 05 Jun 2013 Last modified 16 Dec 2016

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Floods in Central Europe have caused deaths and widespread property damage across parts of the Czech Republic, Germany and Austria. Such events are likely to increase in Europe for several reasons including climate change, according to recent assessments from the European Environment Agency (EEA).