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Urban flooding — impervious surfaces reduce the drainage of rain water and increase the risk for urban flooding

Figure Created 21 May 2012 Published 21 May 2012 Last modified 13 Jun 2017

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The map shows the average soil sealing degree inside the UMZ of European core cities (core city defined in Urban Atlas / Urban Audit). Soil sealing degrees are represented in coloured dots. The city dots are overlaid onto a modelled map displaying the change in annual number of days with heavy rainfall between the reference periods 1961-1990 and 2071-2100.