Tributary dams across eastern Czech Republic have started releasing large volumes of water to bring reservoir levels down to create storage for what could become one of the worst flooding events in Central Europe’s modern history.

As a first step, Elbe, Oder, Danube & their major tributaries should get back >10 % of their former floodplain space which should be extensively grazed. This would also bring back enormous quantities of insects & birds, would sequester carbon and stop further mineralisation.

Chceck floods in Czechia in 1997 and 2002... unfortunately our modern history is showing crazy floodings

I hope our new polders (we emptied them out so they are ready for high water) on Oder will be doing good and save Racibórz, Opole and Wrocław.

a little bit late isn't it

The UK met office is predicting 300mm of rain and 1 mitre of snow for the Alps - they're saying it could be a 1 in 100 year event

Pretty much all response forces are getting ready. We have had warning thanks to Aladin model way in advance. X fingers its going to make the difference and gonna be enough.

@BleekerStefan Huge amounts of rain already in Croatia and Slovenia.

@Kachelmann zur Info, falls noch nicht gesehen 🫣

Now - all dams are releasing.

The third „centuryevent“ in 3 decades. But there is no climate change, don’t worry.