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Last decade of the 20th century has been identified as the warmest period at the northern hemisphere of the Ea rth during this mille nnium. The result of this fact is the proven melting of glaciers and measurable rising of sea levels. The frequency of meteorological extremes in Europe has doubled compared with data a century ago. Very obvious became rainfalls of intensity greater than 130 l/ m2 and extensive floods. Also the frequency of floods in the Czech Republic (CR) increased significantly in the last years. ...

In recent years there has been globally detected the provable increase of natural disasters and extreme weather events. The climatologists explain this weather swings by global climate change. This trend is evident not only globally but also in Europe and in the Czech Republic (CR). Evidenced by data of insurance companies, the insurance companies have paid off for disaster damage in CR the amount of over 90 billion CZK (3.6 billion EUR) during past fifteen years. The Czech Insurance Association (CIA), which is th...