Researcher predicts increased flooding in the Netherlands
Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 09:50
in Earth & Climate
In the future, due to climate change and corresponding extremely high water levels, rivers in the Netherlands will be more likely to break their banks. This was the conclusion reached by the Dutch researcher Suleyman Naqshband (who was born in Kabul, Afghanistan) of the University of Twente. River dunes in the major rivers of the Netherlands tend to persist and not flatten out , thereby increasing the risk of flooding.