'Our plan worked': How Vienna defended itself from a 5,000-year flood
Storm Boris is the latest deluge in one of the most flood-plagued periods in Europe in the past 500 years, but one city ...
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EXPLAINED: Austria's proud tradition of volunteering and how you can sign up
When floods hit Austria, volunteer firefighters like Michael Strohmeier worked around the clock to save lives and build flood ...
Austria warns of climate change effects to severe weather patterns
Experts have warned about the impact of climate change on storms and floods linking the recent heavy rainfall in Austria and other European countries to global ...
Sponge cities: the flood-proof architecture of the future?
As climate change puts more of the world at risk of flooding, landscape architects are looking beyond disaster response, to future-facing “sponge tactics”. The concept is epic, but a street-by-street ...
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After the floods, funds should now flow quickly
Quick help counts twice. In line with this motto, the Lower Austrian Chamber of Labor and Chamber of Commerce are now joining ...
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The Week in Pictures: September 13-20, 2024
From the Middle East conflict to the US presidential election, North Korea's new tactical ballistic missile and floods and ...