Storm Surge Warning for Hamburg and the North Sea: Impact on Ferries and Dike Defense Exercise

Storm Surge Warning for Hamburg and the North Sea: Impact on Ferries and Dike Defense Exercise

Storm surge warning for Hamburg and the North Sea. This has consequences, especially for the islands’ ferries. There is a risk of a storm surge for the German North Sea coast. The State Office for Shipping announced this on Friday. On Saturday, the midday flood or the afternoon flood on the North Frisian coast will … Read more

Storm Surge Hits Hamburg Fish Market: Water Levels Rise Above Quay Edges due to Unusual Storm “Zacharias”

Storm Surge Hits Hamburg Fish Market: Water Levels Rise Above Quay Edges due to Unusual Storm “Zacharias”

Hamburg (dpa / lno) – A storm surge washed over the Hamburg fish market on Monday evening. According to the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH), the water of the Elbe rose by around 9.44 p.m. to around 1.5 meters above the mean high water level and thus spilled over the quay edges at the … Read more

New York City’s Sinking Buildings: A Warning for Natural Disasters

Alarm in New York: The city that never sleeps keeps sinking! According to a study by the “American Geophysical Union” (AGU; available from BILD), the famous skyscrapers of the “Big Apple” are to blame. In the AGU report, the researchers conclude that rising sea levels around the world are not a good combination with New … Read more