A5074254814- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Hydrology and Drought Analysis
- Climate variability and models
- Insurance and Financial Risk Management
- Landslides and related hazards
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
National Observatory of Athens
2021-2022
This paper is devoted to the discussion of practice storm naming that has been initiated in January 2017 for first time Eastern Mediterranean Region. Namely METEO Unit at NOA, taking into consideration facilitates meteorologists, researchers, authorities, civil protection officers, media and citizens communicate forecasts high-impact weather events, started named 35 storms up September 2021. The criteria are discussed, a synopsis events presented. monthly distribution shows 57% occurred...
Flood-producing rainfall amounts have a significant cumulative economic impact. Despite the advance in flood risk mitigation measures, cost of rehabilitation and compensation citizens by state insurance companies is increasing worldwide. A continuing challenge assessment based on reliable hazard impact measures. The present study addresses this identifying thresholds likely to trigger losses due damages properties across Athens Metropolitan Area Greece. analysis uses eight-year observations...
<p>Flood-producing rainfall events often lead to material damage buildings, vehicles, and infrastructure with a significant cumulative economic impact. Especially in urban areas, vulnerability floods may vary at the local level, so are amounts likely trigger flood damages. Insurance claims for damages can accurately indicate when where these occurred. In frame of YANTAS project (project code:T2EDK-01108), detailed insurance dataset one Greece's most important private companies...