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To do what exactly? People aren't going to abandon their homes and build a new house somewhere else just because there is a flood risk. In the UK it's estimated
by fy20 5y ago
To do what exactly? People aren't going to abandon their homes and build a new house somewhere else just because there is a flood risk. In the UK it's estimated 1 in 6 homes are at risk of flooding.
https://www.safesitefacilities.co.uk/knowledge-base/areas-most-at-risk-of-flooding-in-the-uk https://www.safesitefacilities.co.uk/knowledge-base/areas-mo...
- funcDropShadow 5y agoSuch a map could and should be used to inform the building of new houses and zones for houses in the long term. I am living just 100 km away from that area and the risk of flooding was one factor I considered when buying my current house. (Spoiler it is near the top of small hill with a slow rising slope)
- iggldiggl 5y agoSuch maps exist (called "Hochwassergefahrenkarte" in Germany), but comparing the picture of Altenburg linked elsewhere in this topic and the map, the flooding has significantly exceeded even the "HQ extrem" (= extreme flooding, defined as a 200-year-or-rarer flood) level. And officially designated flood plains with associated legal restrictions are usually based on a 100-year flood.