High water at our river

[Rolf]

This morning during my morning walk I could go only few meters. After that I have to swim because our river has very high water. Never seen this wihtin the last 10 years. Fortunately our house is located few meters higher otherwise we would get wet feets.

Nikon D700 & Nikkor 2.8/28mm AIS CRC

[Attila]

Oooh seems pretty high, I am glad you are in safety.

[shauttra]

Wow!!
Why it is happening? Rain?

[Rolf]

Yes, we have had yesterday 60 l per square meter here. The fire brigade worked the whole day yesterday because many basement rooms were full of water.

[LucisPictor]

Things have really changed here in Germany. When I was a teen there were some floods in the news, but only once or twice a year and nothing that surprised the people living near rivers.
Now, we have several heavy floods in many places esp. in late autumn and in early spring but also in summer. And often you hear people say: "I have never seen such a flood before in this area!"
After we had built our house there was, in June 2002, an incident of torrential rain. Something I have never experienced before and all the old people in our (new) village said that they have never seen such a rain before in their lives. It was really bad!
The number and quality of thunderstorms and heavy winds has also increased during the last 20 years. Extreme weather scenarios occur much more often.
These must be effects of global warming. What other reason could that have?

[56 DIN]

Rolf,

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[mo]

Excellent images Rolf,I hope you have a safe winter,we are in summer yet still having torrential downpours.. The Dam's spillway should be flowing the first time in 10 years when I get a chance I will be up there to capture it