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WaX Final Conference: Results from Three Years of Research on Managing Water Extremes

15. Apr 2025 | Aqua-X-Net, General

The final conference of the BMBF-funded initiative WaX – Water Extremes took place on March 12 and 13, 2025, in Berlin. It was jointly organized by the University of Potsdam and the German Committee for Disaster Reduction (DKKV). The event provided the twelve...

Information Paper on the Use of Radar Data in WaX

2. Apr 2025 | Allgemein, Aqua-X-Net

As part of the WaX project, the information paper „Nutzung von Niederschlagsradar-Informationen zur Hochwasseranalyse: Möglichkeiten und Grenzen“ (Use of Precipitation Radar Information for Flood Analysis: Opportunities and Limitations) has been published. Three...

WaX impulse paper: New approaches and findings for a precautionary approach to drought and low water for municipal and regional practice

30. Sep 2024 | Aqua-X-Net, General

We are currently experiencing a very wet year – but the years 2018 to 2022 have repeatedly shown us how devastating prolonged periods of drought can be: Crop failures, water bodies drying up and falling groundwater levels. Even if the groundwater reservoirs have...