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geographical location

Overloaded or blacked sewage systems

climate change

﻿﻿Urbanization (Sealing of the floor)

torrential rain

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at the end of the ice age, a large lake was created

The high water levels in the valley flooded the entire landscape. Little by little, the water covered large areas of plants, where oxygen could not breach. Because of this, the plants did not decompose into humus but formed peat instead. Over millennia, the valley filled with peat and water, eventually becoming a swamp.

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Greenhouse Effect:

Reflection of sunlight on earth‘s surface

-> Gases (CO2, Methane…) trap the heat

-> temperature rises

Greenhouse effect is necessary for humans to live on earth:

without: average temperature of -18° Celsius

with: average temperature of 15° Celsius

But:

Human-produced greenhouse gases reinforce greenhouse effect:

increase from 275 ppm average to 427 ppm (CO2 concentration in atmosphere)

This increase of human-made CO2-emissions is caused by:

energy-providing sector (31.4%)

industrial sector (23.4%)

heating of buildings (15.1%)

agricultural sector (8%)

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CO₂ concentration in the atmosphere

-> Leaving a stable state and entering unknown territory

Increase of sea surface temperature

-> increased evaporation

Increase of global temperatur

-> increased evaporation

-> more water in the air

-> weakening of jet stream

-> high and low-pressure areas more stationary

=> Extreme weather events like floods, droughts, burn, tornados, heat

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on school grounds

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school plants own vegetables/fruit

use for cafeteria food

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in the school bathrooms

(like at Gymnasium Dorfen)
->to reduce paper waste

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Trains, buses, etc. (or bikes)

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once a year

in Art class

Recycling school waste

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led lights -> energy efficiency

help to reduce CO2 emissions

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if you have to, use an electric car instead

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The first uses of swamps began in the late Middle Ages, mainly harvesting peat for fuel and creating habitats for animals and plants.

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groundwater floods

river floods

inland floods

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• once a week

• Cafeteria only offers vegetarian options

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the fen landscape was once swampy and dangerous

People were scared to go there

Since 1500, the swamp landscape was used for Agriculture

Farmers used it for tribing their animals in the moist areas or used the grass for bedding

Later the first peat stitches were introduced

=> a colourful cultural landscape with several habitats for animals and plants

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After the first and second world war -> much starving and less fossil fuel

-> Reason for intense using of the swamp

Building of drainage channel by hand -> this dried out the swamp

Winning feed for animals on the accessible areas -> cattle driven to pasture

Removal of peat for burning material

in short time in the „Isental“ more than 100 peat-cuts

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30.08.2021

Flood wave

damage:

-> to 33 houses/ gardens /basements

-> 200 evacuations

-> 5.000.000€ costs

consequences:

-> renovations

->trauma

->free hotel stay for victims

Protection:

-> flood protection on property

-> protection concept commissioned

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absorb and retain large amounts of water (like a sponge)

act as natural water reservoirs

regulate water flow

reduce flood risk by soaking up excess water

maintaining water levels during dry periods

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What YOU can do against floods: in Dorfen 

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What YOU can do against floods: in Dorfen 

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• Legally obligated

• Know personal risk, before buying real estate

• Protective walls on the property

• Insurance against flood damage

• Flood-resistant construction

• Backflow flaps in the basement

• Flood early warning systems

• Emergency plans

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Beginning September

-> normal flood

6.09.1920 heavy rain

-> century flood

-> Isental a big lake

-> chest high water

Damage:

-> bad at the marketplaces/briges

measures:

-> 1935-37 flood canal

-> elevated dams

1954 flood almost as bad as 1920

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It looks like nothing ever happened, but they can't get the pictures of the flooded basement out of their head

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It looks like nothing ever happened, but they can't get the pictures of the flooded basement out of their head

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20 out of 30 families and their homes were affected and they are prepared for it to happen every 10 years

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walking around in groups

gathering and collecting trash on the way

e.g. on excursion day

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Youth groups

Sport clubs

Helped carrying object from the houses

Gave the victims hope

United through the trauma

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What we experienced in the Victims-Familys

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What we experienced in the Victims-Familys

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It took a very long time to clean up the mess, the water had created!

Also getting everything dry again was also a huge effort and took multiple months.

There are still renovations to to!

While renovating the houses the whole neighbourhood helped together.

They are still traumatised and fear every long raining-period, because of the possibility of another big flood.

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Simona Ascher, one of house owners showed us her garden and how flodded it was

She said that the little river seems very nondescript but that the damage was immense

The city councilor really needs to plan something so it will not happen again

Now the build a little wall to keep the water away but they are not sure how much it will help