A5002824289- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Climate variability and models
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
- Hydrology and Drought Analysis
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Precipitation Measurement and Analysis
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Tree-ring climate responses
- Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Landslides and related hazards
- Water resources management and optimization
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics
- Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Hydrological Forecasting Using AI
- Wind and Air Flow Studies
- Smart Cities and Technologies
- Air Traffic Management and Optimization
- Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
Universitat de Barcelona
2016-2025
Fundació Jesuïtes Educació
2024
Universidad de Murcia
2023
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
2017
Barcelona Supercomputing Center
2017
Agencia Estatal de Meteorología
2003-2015
Clínica Diagonal
1994
Abstract. There is growing concern that flooding becoming more frequent and severe in Europe. A better understanding of flood regime changes their drivers therefore needed. The paper reviews the current knowledge on European rivers has traditionally been obtained through two alternative research approaches. first approach data-based detection observed events. Current methods are reviewed together with challenges opportunities. For example, observation biases, merging different data sources...
The observed trend towards warmer and drier conditions in southern Europe is projected to continue the next decades, possibly leading increased risk of large fires. However, an assessment climate change impacts on fires at above 1.5 °C Paris target still missing. Here, we estimate future summer burned area Mediterranean under 1.5, 2, 3 global warming scenarios, accounting for possible modifications climate-fire relationships changed climatic owing productivity alterations. We found that such...
The Mediterranean countries are experiencing important challenges related to the water cycle, including shortages and floods, extreme winds, ice/snow storms, that impact critically socioeconomic vitality in area (causing damage property, threatening lives, affecting energy transportation sectors, etc.). There gaps our understanding of cycle its dynamics include variability Sea budget feedback on continental precipitation through air–sea interactions, aquifer recharge, river discharge, soil...
Risk management has reduced vulnerability to floods and droughts globally1,2, yet their impacts are still increasing3. An improved understanding of the causes changing is therefore needed, but been hampered by a lack empirical data4,5. On basis global dataset 45 pairs events that occurred within same area, we show risk generally reduces faces difficulties in reducing unprecedented magnitude not previously experienced. If second event was much more hazardous than first, its impact almost...
Abstract. This paper contains a preliminary analysis of flood risk in Mediterranean countries, conducted within the framework FLASH European Project. All events recorded between 1990 and 2006 region have been included study. Results previous international projects (STORM, SPHERE, AMPHORE, RINAMED MEDEX), as well information provided by Project partners data scientific papers were main source used building this database. above had dispersed various places, an attempt was made here to create,...
Abstract Summer fires frequently rage across Mediterranean Europe, often intensified by high temperatures and droughts. According to the state-of-the-art regional fire risk projections, in forthcoming decades climate effects are expected become stronger possibly overcome prevention efforts. However, significant uncertainties exist direct effect of change regulating fuel moisture (e.g. warmer conditions increasing dryness) could be counterbalanced indirect on structure limiting amount),...
Abstract As flood impacts are increasing in large parts of the world, understanding primary drivers changes risk is essential for effective adaptation. To gain more knowledge on basis empirical case studies, we analyze eight paired floods, that is, consecutive events occurred same region, with second causing significantly lower damage. These success stories reduction were selected across different socioeconomic and hydro‐climatic contexts. The potential societies to adapt uncovered by...
Most research on hydrological risks focuses either flood risk or drought risk, whilst floods and droughts are two extremes of the same cycle. To better design disaster reduction (DRR) measures strategies, it is important to consider interactions between these closely linked phenomena. We show examples of: (a) how DRR can have (unintended) positive negative impacts opposite hazard; (b) be negatively impacted by hazard. focus dikes levees, dams, stormwater control upstream measures, subsurface...
Forest fires are a serious environmental hazard in southern Europe. Quantitative assessment of recent trends fire statistics is important for assessing the possible shifts induced by climate and other environmental/socioeconomic changes this area. Here we analyse Portugal, Spain, France, Italy Greece, building on homogenized database integrating official provided several national/EU agencies. During period 1985-2011, total annual burned area (BA) displayed general decreasing trend, with...
Abstract A system of rainfall events classification on the basis their hydrometeorological characteristics is proposed. The objective characterization different event classes and application in modelling intensity–duration–frequency curves design hyetographs. parameter related to greater or lesser convective character precipitation, designated as β*, defined, while its distribution throughout entire series sample studied. In addition, main features obtained relationship floods damage have...
A new parameter is introduced: the lightning potential index (LPI), which a measure of for charge generation and separation that leads to flashes in convective thunderstorms. The LPI calculated within region clouds between 0°C −20°C, where noninductive mechanism involving collisions ice graupel particles presence supercooled water most effective. As shown several case studies using Weather Research Forecasting (WRF) model with explicit microphysics, highly correlated observed lightning. It...
Abstract. The NW Mediterranean region experiences every year heavy rainfall and flash floods that occasionally produce catastrophic damages. Less frequent are affect large regions. Although a number of databases devoted exclusively to or considering all kind natural hazards do exist, usually they only record flood events. This paper deals with the new database is being developed within framework HYMEX project. Results focused on four regions representative sector Europe: Catalonia, Spain;...
Abstract. One common approach to cope with floods is the implementation of structural flood protection measures, such as levees or flood-control reservoirs, which substantially reduce probability flooding at time implementation. Numerous scholars have problematized this approach. They shown that increasing levels can attract more settlements and high-value assets in areas protected by new measures. Other studies explored how measures generate a sense complacency, act preparedness. These...
Floods are still a significant threat to people, despite of the considerable developments in forecasting, management, defensive, and rescue works. In near future, climate societal changes as both urbanization flood prone areas individual dangerous behaviors could increase fatalities. This paper analyzes mortality eight countries using 39-year database (1980–2018) named EUFF (EUropean Flood Fatalities), which was built documentary sources. The narratives fatalities were investigated...
In the Mediterranean environment, floods pose a significant threat to people, in spite of noteworthy improvements forecasting, emergency management, and defensive works. This paper examines flood mortality environment based on 36‐year long database (1980–2015) that was built five study areas using documentary sources. Information fatal accidents disaggregated fields describing victim's profile circumstances accidents. Data show an increasing trend fatalities during period. Accidents mainly...
Abstract Societal exposure to large fires has been increasing in recent years. Estimating the expected fire activity a few months advance would allow reducing environmental and socio-economic impacts through short-term adaptation response climate variability change. However, seasonal prediction of climate-driven is still its infancy. Here, we discuss strategy for seasonally forecasting burned area anomalies linking predictions with parsimonious empirical climate–fire models using...
This data paper describes the multinational Database of Flood Fatalities from Euro-Mediterranean region FFEM-DB that hosts 2,875 flood fatalities 12 territories (nine which represent entire countries) in Europe and broader Mediterranean 1980 to 2020. The database provides on fatalities' profiles, location, contributing circumstances, allowing researchers risk managers explore demographic, behavioral, situational factors, as well environmental features flood-related mortality. standardized...