New French national warning tool against flash floods for local authorities
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The French government has recently launched the Vigicrues Flash and integrated and improved the AIGA method (Adapting Geographical Information for Flood Alerts). This new warning system is capable of monitoring 13,000 river segments across the French mainland; over 30,000 km of rivers spread across 10,000 municipalities.
Read more on the National Research Institute of Science and Technology for Environment and Agriculture (IRSTEA) webpage.
Date: 30 Apr 2017