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Brief communication: From modelling to reality – flood modelling gaps highlighted by a recent severe storm surge event along the German Baltic Sea coast

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: . In October 2023, Germany and Denmark’s Baltic Sea coasts experienced a severe storm surge, predominantly impacting the German state of Schleswig-Holstein and parts of southern Denmark. The surge led to extensive flooding in cities like Flensburg and Schleswig, causing the breaching of at least seven (regional) dikes and causing over 200 million Euros in damages in Schleswig-Holstein. This surge offers crucial insights for our understanding of flooding impacts, flood management and modelling. By analyzing recent studies from the region and extensive media reports, we aim to extract key insights and propose strategies for improving flood risk modelling in the Baltic Sea region and beyond.

Source: Natural hazards and earth system sciences

DOI: 10.5194/nhess-24-3841-2024

Authors: Joshua Kiesel, Claudia Wolff, Marvin Lorenz

Institutions: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde

Language: English

Topic: Flood Risk Assessment and Management

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Climate action

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,553