July 2021 archive

FLOODrisk conference papers available online

The repository for the FLOODrisk conference papers is now open. You can find read and download all the conference papers in it. https://repozitorium.omikk.bme.hu/handle/10890/15138 There are different ways to brwose the papers, by author, title or subject. The main web site for the conference is sill open, and the program by sessions (https://hub.floodrisk2020.net/programme/) may help you …

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Peat soil – often breaks

https://www.ad.nl/alphen/dijkdoorbraak-zet-weilanden-in-reeuwijk-onder-water-rivierkreeft-zou-niet-de-boosdoener-zijn~af466319/ In the west of the Netherlands a peat “dike” failed today The original soil is the core of the dike, the surrounding soil has subsided and oxidized. The dike probably failed due to the fact it dried out, the recent abundant rainfall is only the trigger. The polder consists of agricultural land

A first step in trying to understand and document what occurred between July 12th and July 23rd in the Meuse river basin, and the effects on the Netherlands

A first step in trying to understand and document what occurred between July 12th and July 23rd in the Meuse river basin. This was an exceptional weather event. However it was correctly predicted. In Germany in the Eifel region (mainly tributaries to the Rhine) they had 3 months of rainfall in 36 hours and in …

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A new document on “Methods and techniques for reinforcing and repairing protection levees”

A new report has been approved by the CFBR Executive Board, and is published on the French  committee’s website, “Documentation” tab: Methods and techniques for reinforcing and repairing protection levees This is the deliverable of the CFBR “Levees” Working Group. It is made up of two parts: – a first, “General framework”: https://www.barrages-cfbr.eu/IMG/pdf/recueil_confortement_digues_partie_1.pdf – a …

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Webinar on Animal Burrowing – feedback

It was good to see so many at the workshop 30 June (67 people in total). Some presentations are already on the website (see https://lfd-eurcold.inrae.fr/index.php/wg-webinar-1/), the others will follow as soon as possible. The speakers were excellent and we are very grateful to them. Hopefully we will be able to have another event later this …

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