THE FLOOD IN THE AHR VALLEY DISASTROUS FOR LIVE AND GOODS

Blasi Ch. J.

Abstract

The paper described the flood in the Ahr Valley in summer 2021. After some instructional words of the geography and the hydrology, the economical aspects of different communities are discussed. The Ahr Valley has a long history in floods dating back to the year 1348. A short introduction in hydrometry, data processing and statistical estimation of flood with various return period the extreme flood are described. During these flood, many building, houses and infrastructure are damaged or distroyed. The question, how could these happened will also be treated. Keywords: Hydrology, Meteorology, Flood, Small Catchment, Flood Warning, Extreme Flood, Catastrophically Flood, Parliamentary Investigation Committee.

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Blasi Ch. J.
THE FLOOD IN THE AHR VALLEY DISASTROUS FOR LIVE AND GOODS // Electronic periodical “Herald of the International Academy of Sciences. Russian Section”, 2022. Special Issue #1: 61—68