Dossier
Flooding
The amount of extreme rainfall and its severity is increasing in the Netherlands and Western Europe. What is the reason for this and what can we do to limit nuisance? In this dossier you can find news, backgrounds and results of research on flooding.
Climate change is not only rising global temperatures, it also alters rainfall patterns. In the Netherlands we find that there are more and more floods by heavy rain. In urban areas, streets are more often flooded and it provides the necessary nuisance.
Changing rainfall patterns
Wageningen University & Research studies the causes of heavy rainfall and is looking for solutions to this phenomenon. For example, more green spaces in the city ensures that water can be drained faster into the ground. Storage of water is also important, because not only the number of heavy rains is increasing, also there are longer periods of drought.
News about flooding
Projects about flooding
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Publications about flooding
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RiSIM : River surface image monitoring software for quantifying floating macroplastic transport
Water Research (2026), Volume: 288, Issue: B - ISSN 0043-1354 -
ERA5 data Pakistan 2022 August for WAM2layers
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Data underlying the publication: Physiological responses of basil to low oxygen availability in soilless culture
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On filamentous fungi in polar regions and boreal peatlands
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Bas J. Zwaan, Duur K. Aanen, co-promotor(en): Alfons J.M. Debets - Wageningen: Wageningen University - ISBN: 9789465105758 -
Rooting for resilience: development and salt stress response in true potato seed roots
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): C.S. Testerink, co-promotor(en): R.B. Karlova - Wageningen: Wageningen University - ISBN: 9789465105949 -
Modelling and predicting cadmium speciation in soil mixed with biochar : from microscopic mechanisms to macroscopic effects
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): R.N.J. Comans, co-promotor(en): L. Weng, G.F. Koopmans - Wageningen: Wageningen University - ISBN: 9789465106625 -
Diversification of flood risk management in the Netherlands : Implications for boundary judgement practices
Journal of Flood Risk Management (2025), Volume: 18, Issue: 1 - ISSN 1753-318X -
Lost in transportation macroplastic retention in rivers
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): M.J. van der Ploeg, R. Uijlenhoet, co-promotor(en): N. Wallerstein - Wageningen: Wageningen University -
From the ashes: hydrological and biogeochemical responses to wildfire in temperate peatlands
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): J. Limpens, co-promotor(en): N. Kettridge - Wageningen: Wetenschapsknooppunt Wageningen -
Bivalve mortality and burrowing behavior under compound stress of salinity and temperature: Data from a mesocosm experiment
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