Preliminary results of the Social Impact Research Group of MEDEX: the request database (2000–2002) of two Meteorological Services

Amaro, J.; Gayà, Miquel; Aran, Montserrat; Llasat, M. C.

doi:10.5194/nhess-10-2643-2010

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“…Based on the work achieved by the SIR Group (Amaro et al, 2010), a revision of cases has been carried out, in order to improve the CI which was established to indicate the social impact expected for rain events.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The levels associated with this new factor (L P40 ) follow the same criteria established by Amaro et al (2010) for the levels associated with the population affected by rainfall exceeding 60 mm. Consequently, different levels have been obtained from…”

Section: Conclusion Of the Revisionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…1). Requests related to insurance claims received at meteorological services were used as proxy data, as they proved to be a good indicator of social impact (Amaro et al, 2010). They reveal if an event has caused damages in accordance to the number of claims received because of adverse meteorological conditions.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Each factor was quantified on a scale from 1 to 10 according to different criteria for each of them (Amaro et al, 2010). As a result, the CI equation is…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The SIR Group analysed the events that occurred in the Balearic Islands and Catalonia during the period 2000-2002 (Amaro et al, 2010). Afterwards, a cumulative index (CI) to indicate the social impact expected for rain events was established for each region.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The role of different factors related to social impact of heavy rain events: considerations about the intensity thresholds in densely populated areas

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Amaro

Aran

et al. 2014

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. In the assessment of social impact caused by meteorological events, factors of different natures need to be considered. Not only does hazard itself determine the impact that a severe weather event has on society, but also other features related to vulnerability and exposure.The requests of data related to insurance claims received in meteorological services proved to be a good indicator of the social impact that a weather event causes, according to studies carried out by the Social Impact Research Group, created within the framework of the MEDEX project. Taking these requests as proxy data, diverse aspects connected to the impact of heavy rain events have been studied.The rainfall intensity, in conjunction with the population density, has established itself as one of the key factors in social impact studies. One of the conclusions we obtained is that various thresholds of rainfall should be applied for areas of varying populations. In this study, the role of rainfall intensity has been analysed for a highly populated urban area like Barcelona. A period without significant population changes has been selected for the study to minimise the effects linked to vulnerability and exposure modifications. First, correlations between rainfall recorded in different time intervals and requests were carried out. Afterwards, a method to include the intensity factor in the social impact index was suggested based on return periods given by intensity-durationfrequency (IDF) curves.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Conclusion Of the Revisionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Each factor was quantified on a scale from 1 to 10 according to different criteria for each of them (Amaro et al, 2010). As a result, the CI equation is…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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