Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en en Sun, 05 May 2024 14:09:51 +0200 Wed, 16 Aug 2023 11:00:00 +0200 Researchers from Utrecht University improve a web tool mapping global water challenges https://www.uu.nl/en/news/researchers-from-utrecht-university-improve-a-web-tool-mapping-global-water-challenges Researchers from Utrecht University have improved the World Resources Institute’s online Aqueduct 4.0 Water Risk Framework. 132948 Wed, 16 Aug 2023 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws First direct proof of mega-flood in Mediterranean Sea region https://www.uu.nl/en/news/first-direct-proof-of-mega-flood-in-mediterranean-sea-region Geologists from Utrecht, London and Granada have found the first direct proof of the largest known mega-flood that ever occurred on earth. 128640 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Flood risk 10 times higher in many places worldwide within 30 years https://www.uu.nl/en/news/flood-risk-10-times-higher-in-many-places-worldwide-within-30-years An international team of researchers from Utrecht University, Deltares, and NIOZ, among others, devised a new method to calculate when we can expect a certain increase in flood probability in a specific area. 128280 Thu, 23 Mar 2023 14:21:00 +0100 Nieuws Fighting drought together with farmers, landowners and scientists https://www.uu.nl/en/news/fighting-drought-together-with-farmers-landowners-and-scientists Can a scientist, a farmer and a nature organisation ensure that nature can better withstand periods of extreme drought or massive flooding? If it were up to Dr. Edwin Pos, yes. 128878 Wed, 22 Mar 2023 15:00:00 +0100 Nieuws 16 Million to keep the Dutch delta liveable – even as it changes https://www.uu.nl/en/news/16-million-to-keep-the-dutch-delta-liveable-even-as-it-changes To better predict how deltas develop in the future we need a thorough understanding of their biogeomorphology. Delta-ENIGMA will receive 16 million euros from NWO-LSRI. 127787 Mon, 20 Feb 2023 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Green light for Delta Climate Center in Vlissingen https://www.uu.nl/en/news/green-light-for-delta-climate-center-in-vlissingen Utrecht University is one of the six founders of the centre which will start operations in Vlissingen in mid-2023. 127762 Thu, 16 Feb 2023 15:00:00 +0100 Nieuws How will the Dutch lowlands respond when the sea level rises by two and by five metres? https://www.uu.nl/en/news/dutch-lowlands-response-to-sea-level-rise-two-and-five-metres Sketch of a future by Utrecht University, commissioned by the Delta Commissioner 124813 Sat, 05 Nov 2022 22:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Proactive risk management needed to limit impacts of extreme floods and droughts https://www.uu.nl/en/news/proactive-risk-management-needed-to-limit-impacts-of-extreme-floods-and-droughts A new study shows that tailoring risk management measures to the worst flood or drought to date is not enough. 122069 Thu, 04 Aug 2022 08:52:00 +0200 Nieuws Today’s rain won’t fall tomorrow. But when will it? https://www.uu.nl/en/news/todays-rain-wont-fall-tomorrow-but-when-will-it There's a well-known Dutch saying 'The rain that falls today, will not fall tomorrow'. But can you also say 'What falls today, will not fall next week'? 108789 Mon, 09 Aug 2021 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Bar code visualises effects of sea level rise and adaptation strategies on coastal ecology https://www.uu.nl/en/news/bar-code-visualises-effects-of-sea-level-rise-and-adaptation-strategies-on-coastal-ecology Researchers have developped a new method that can visualise the influence of sea level rise in combination with adaptation strategies on the ecology of coastal areas. 107220 Wed, 09 Jun 2021 10:36:00 +0200 Nieuws Is your house waterproof? https://www.uu.nl/en/news/is-your-house-waterproof With a new tool, developed by UU and Witteveen+Bos, residents can test how well their homes are able to withstand water. 106671 Wed, 19 May 2021 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Limit global warming to 1.5°C and halve the land ice contribution to sea level this century https://www.uu.nl/en/news/limit-global-warming-to-15degc-and-halve-the-land-ice-contribution-to-sea-level-this-century Publication in Nature, exploring the land ice contribution to sea level in the 21st century arising from the world’s glaciers and the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. 106188 Wed, 05 May 2021 17:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Groenlandse ijskap Current climate model simulations overestimate future sea-level rise https://www.uu.nl/en/news/current-climate-model-simulations-overestimate-future-sea-level-rise Using a new, higher-resolution climate model simulation, scientists from Utrecht University found a much slower ocean temperature increase compared to current simulations. 105514 Fri, 09 Apr 2021 20:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Video: Researchers share how they research water for World Water Day https://www.uu.nl/en/news/video-researchers-share-how-they-research-water-for-world-water-day Water means different things to different people: what does water mean to you? 104968 Mon, 22 Mar 2021 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws New tool shows investment in flood protection helps millions of people at risk https://www.uu.nl/en/news/new-tool-shows-investment-in-flood-protection-helps-millions-of-people-at-risk Utrecht University's global hydrological model contributed to the newly developed Aqueduct Floods tool. 94953 Thu, 23 Apr 2020 14:52:00 +0200 Nieuws River deltas gain land worldwide - for now https://www.uu.nl/en/news/river-deltas-gain-land-worldwide-for-now A team of scientists from The Netherlands and the USA found that delta areas worldwide have gained land in the past 30 years, despite river damming. 90155 Wed, 22 Jan 2020 09:51:00 +0100 Nieuws Mekong Delta freshwater in peril by sand mining and dam construction https://www.uu.nl/en/news/mekong-delta-freshwater-in-peril-by-sand-mining-and-dam-construction Researchers conclude that increased salt intrusion and tides in the Mekong Delta relate to sediment starvation from upstream dams and sand mining in the delta. 88405 Tue, 10 Dec 2019 12:10:00 +0100 Nieuws The IPCC experiences of Roderik van de Wal https://www.uu.nl/en/in-the-media/the-ipcc-experiences-of-roderik-van-de-wal Roderik van de Wal, Professor of Sea level change and coastal impacts, was one of the main authors of the IPCC report on sea level rise. 83973 Tue, 01 Oct 2019 12:46:00 +0200 Nieuws Cities should actively address citizens to reduce urban flooding https://www.uu.nl/en/news/cities-should-actively-address-citizens-to-reduce-urban-flooding Romy Brockhoff wrote a bachelor thesis on the governance arrangements for rain induced floods in Utrecht. 82717 Mon, 09 Sep 2019 14:02:00 +0200 Nieuws Zandzakken tegen overstroming van een straat in Praag Utrecht University studies 5 residential areas that will be adapted to climate change with new funds https://www.uu.nl/en/news/utrecht-university-studies-5-residential-areas-that-will-be-adapted-to-climate-change-with-new-funds Different types of residential areas will get extra money to adapt to hotter summers and heavier showers. Utrecht University is monitoring these projects. 78397 Tue, 21 May 2019 13:34:00 +0200 Nieuws Gekleurde laarzen in ondergelopen gebied