Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
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Articles | Volume 25, issue 2
Articles | Volume 25, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-683-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-683-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 25, issue 2
Research article
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13 Feb 2025
Research article |  | 13 Feb 2025

Are heavy-rainfall events a major trigger of associated natural hazards along the German rail network?

Sonja Szymczak, Frederick Bott, Vigile Marie Fabella, and Katharina Fricke

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We investigate the correlation between heavy-rainfall events and three associated natural hazards along the German rail network using GIS analyses and random-effects logistic models. The results show that 23 % of floods, 14 % of gravitational mass movements, and 2 % of tree fall events between 2017 and 2020 occurred after a heavy-rainfall event, and the probability of occurrence of flood and tree fall events significantly increased. This study contributes to more resilient rail transport.
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