In ancient Roman times, the modern-day city of Utrecht was known as Trajectum ad Rhenum and functioned as a border fort built ...

Heavy rains caused flooding in parts of Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands overnight into Saturday, swamping streets and buildings and sparking evacuations. In the southwestern German state of ...

Figure 1: Flood safety standards of dykes in The Netherlands. A changing climate and the anticipated rise in sea level will only add to the challenges faced by the aging flood defence system.

The Netherlands had more wet days last year and above average precipitation, as Europe registered again record-breaking temperatures, a report by the EU Earth observation programme Copernicus and the ...

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): All nine Malaysians living in the flood-affected areas of Maastricht and Valkenburg in the Netherlands are reported to be safe, says the Malaysian Embassy in The Hague ...

The Netherlands has committed to the EU’s ambitious targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and emissions neutrality in 2050 but at the same time is also vulnerable to sea-level rise and ...

Archaeologists excavated a muddy canal in the Netherlands and found ancient Roman artifacts and wood posts from after a flood, officials said. Photo from the Municipality of Utrecht Digging into ...