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Skybird
06-03-13, 10:44 AM
http://www.guardian.co.uk/weather/2013/jun/03/floods-europe-czech-prague-germany

In some places in Bavaria the water already is higher than during the previous record century flood from 2002. In several regions in South-East Germany, it is the third big flood in ten years. In Passau the water is reported to mark higher standing than ever before in all recorded flood history of the city. In other media earlier this morning it was reported that over night, several dams had to be given up, and broke.

Meteorologists say there is little sign that the devastating rains will stop soon. The pressure low sucking in all that moisture from the Mediterranean and raining it off over Central Europe, is relatively stationary. for the forseeable time it seems things will continue to worsen.

Wolferz
06-03-13, 10:49 AM
Keep your powder dry, Skybird.

Skybird
06-03-13, 10:51 AM
I'm not even close to any of the affected regions.

Passau just reports the water now is higher than anytime since 1501.

Schroeder
06-03-13, 11:22 AM
We should stop calling these things century floods. It seems they become a frequent occasion.:shifty:

Catfish
06-03-13, 11:46 AM
I'm glad with all those tornadoes, floods, melting glaciers and the ice cap vanishing, this all is not due to a changing climate.
Now where's this popcorn smiley ? :-?

Skybird
06-03-13, 12:46 PM
We should stop calling these things century floods. It seems they become a frequent occasion.:shifty:

It'S okay to call them that. Just do like Hollywood. add a Roman II, III, and IV to it, and if there is one year in between where it is not as bad, you just call it a prequel.

mako88sb
06-03-13, 01:47 PM
Here in Calgary back in 1995, we received a one-in-100 yr flood event. Then in 2005, we were hit with a one-in-200 yr event. They showed some video of Fish Creek that flows through the park of the same name. It was unbelievable. A quiet small creek had transformed into a raging river that took out the 6 or 7 small bridges that I had biked across a few weeks before this all happened.

the_tyrant
06-03-13, 02:27 PM
And my vacation plans just got flushed away with the water.....

We were thinking of going to Prague, but now with the flooding, I have no idea.

Herr-Berbunch
06-03-13, 03:42 PM
Didn't someone recommend a river cruise?

kranz
06-03-13, 03:47 PM
We were thinking of going to Prague

here, take this http://i00.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v0/658604274/Baby-font-b-Kids-b-font-Swimming-Swim-Yellow-Duck-Trainer-Seat-font-b-Inflatable-b.jpg_250x250.jpg

and you're good to go.

Skybird
06-03-13, 04:48 PM
Holy Cow! 1st floor gone, 2nd floor almost gone! :o They could have inland freighters saling there! :timeout:

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