Published 30.11.2020
Extreme rainfall is a serious challenge for Western Norway today. But how much rain and flooding will the region have in the future? By telling the story about future weather on the West Coast of Norway, climate scientists aim to give local and regional decision-makers a more realistic picture of what future weather extremes might look like.
“For us climate scientists it is important to find ways that we can produce information about climate change that is most useful for decision makers to act upon, “ says research director at CICERO Center for International Climate Research, Jana Sillmann.
Together with Melanie Burford and Silvereye Pictures CICERO have made a short film telling the story about future weather on the West Coast of Norway and showcasing the results from the research project Translating Weather Extremes into the Future (TWEX). If climate scenarios are tailored to a specific region or stakeholder, in combination with numerical weather prediction models, it will offer decision-makers a more realistic picture of what future weather might look like. This could facilitate adaptation planning and implementation.
“Bergen is the most rainy city in Europe and we have had up to 155 mm in 24 hours”, said Magnar Sekse, director in the Agency for water and sewerage work in Bergen municipality. Following the extreme flood event in 2005, the municipality has implemented several measures to prevent damages should a similar event hit again. In planning for the future, they see it as important to have close dialogue with researchers and research projects to have the best available information.
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