I updated my post from yesterday on @sternaparadisaea.net with a very brief overview of some of the damage caused by the #StormSurge and how to think about these extreme weather events in the future.
Also, following a question I've added a bit of background as to why we would expect to see more hundred year floods, even if an individual flood is not "caused by" #ClimateChange (though it may well be somehow supercharged by it).
http://sternaparadisaea.net/2023/10/20/the-storm-is-coming-in/
Seems like parts of SE Jutland particularly badly affected by today's #StormSurge which has now reached 100 year levels in several towns where measurements go back at least a hundred years.
DR (public broadcaster in DK) is reporting in a couple of places the #dykes have either broken or been abandoned https://www.dr.dk/tjenester/kimaira/article/urn:dr:drupal:article:80449ae9-edc9-4657-b7ab-7a24262577c5?focusId=6636788
Remarkably few casualties thank goodness.
#StormDK #FarligtVejr #Babet #Stormflod #StormSurge
https://sternaparadisaea.net/2023/10/20/the-storm-is-coming-in/
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Getting close to maximum around S + E Jylland, note the low levels on the west side of the #Jutland peninsula.
#Flensborg is also badly affected.
#StormDK #Babet #stormSurge
https://fediscience.org/@Ruth_Mottram/111268016815839518
A quick post on the hundred year storm surge event forecast by my ace colleagues at DMI. It's an interesting story about what's actually happening, and what we can learn from it.. http://sternaparadisaea.net/2023/10/20/the-storm-is-coming-in/
#Denmark is hunkering down for what could be a one in hundred years storm and surge flooding.
Wind speed forecast for tonight looks terrifying!
Source (in Danish): https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/vejret/voldsomt-vejr-kulminerer-i-aften-med-stormflod-vindstoed-af-stormstyrke-og-kraftig
We are expecting a hundred year storm surge flood in southern Denmark this evening. It will be a good test of our flood defences...
Keep away from the coasts if you can, with gale force winds forecast also..
#stormSurge #StormFlood #FarligtVejr #StormDK #Babet
https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/vejret/nu-er-det-begyndt-langvarigt-kraftigt-blaesevejr-kulminerer-med-historisk-stormflod
The incoming storm #Babet is likely to lead to very high water levels around Denmark over the next few days, particularly in the southern parts but also potentially affecting Copenhagen. Remember to check the prognosis from DMI if you're near the coast!
#StormDK #CoastFlooding #FarligtVejr #stormflod #StilleStormflod #SeaLevelRise
https://bird.makeup/users/dmidk/statuses/1714644190724857858
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