Showing flood marks in the Ahr valley (IMAGE)

GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung

Showing flood marks in the Ahr valley

Caption

Owner showing the water level of the 14 July flood on his house in Walporzheim. Note the 2.2 m water mark of the 1804 flood and the 0.6 m mark from 2016 for comparison.

Credit

Michael Dietze, GFZ

Usage Restrictions

None

License

Original content

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.