Articles | Volume 17, issue 12
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 17, 2075–2092, 2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-2075-2017
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Special issue: Natural hazard event analyses for risk reduction and...
Research article 29 Nov 2017
Research article | 29 Nov 2017
New insights into flood warning reception and emergency response by affected parties
Heidi Kreibich et al.
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HOWAS 21 German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) https://doi.org/10.1594/GFZ.SDDB.HOWAS21
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Early warning is essential for protecting people and mitigating damage in case of flood events. To gain more knowledge, surveys were taken after the 2002 and the 2013 floods in Germany. Results show that early warning and preparedness improved substantially. However, there is still room for further improvement, which needs to be triggered mainly by effective risk and emergency communication.
Early warning is essential for protecting people and mitigating damage in case of flood events....
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