The ‘Montserrat‐2000’ flash‐flood event: a comparison with the floods that have occurred in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula since the 14th century

Llasat, M. C.; Rigo, Tomeu; Barriendos, Mariano

doi:10.1002/joc.888

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“…Following the classification proposed by Llasat et al (2003), two extraordinary flood events affected Catalonia in April 2002 and October 2002, respectively. The first affected the northern part of Catalonia and caused some little rivers to burst their banks; the second recorded less precipitation and lower rainfall rates, but affected a densely populated area.…”

Section: Case Studies: Two Episodes Of Extraordinary Floods In 2002 Wmentioning

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“…2050 M. C. Llasat et al: A press database on natural risks and its application to the September 1962 event, economic loss amounted to 65 million C but only three deaths were reported as a direct consequence of the flood, with a further two deaths occurring during the recovery tasks. This event, known as the "Montserrat" event, had a considerable societal impact and has been widely analyzed as an example of Mediterranean flash flooding (Llasat et al, 2003;Mariani et al, 2005;Milelli et al, 2006). Some other flood events have occurred since that episode.…”

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A press database on natural risks and its application in the study of floods in Northeastern Spain

Llasat

Llasat-Botija

López³

2009

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. The aim of this work is to introduce a systematic press database on natural hazards and climate change in Catalonia (NE of Spain) and to analyze its potential application to social-impact studies. For this reason, a review of the concepts of risk, hazard, vulnerability and social perception is also included. This database has been built for the period 1982-2007 and contains all the news related with those issues published by the oldest still-active newspaper in Catalonia. Some parameters are registered for each article and for each event, including criteria that enable us to determine the importance accorded to it by the newspaper, and a compilation of information about it. This ACCESS data base allows each article to be classified on the basis of the seven defined topics and key words, as well as summary information about the format and structuring of the new itself, the social impact of the event and data about the magnitude or intensity of the event. The coverage given to this type of news has been assessed because of its influence on construction of the social perception of natural risk and climate change, and as a potential source of information about them. The treatment accorded by the press to different risks is also considered. More than 14 000 press articles have been classified. Results show that the largest number of news items for the period 1982-2007 relates to forest fires and droughts, followed by floods and heavy rainfalls, although floods are the major risk in the region of study. Two flood events recorded in 2002 have been analyzed in order to show an example of the role of the press information as indicator of risk perception.

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Section: Case Studies: Two Episodes Of Extraordinary Floods In 2002 Wmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A press database on natural risks and its application in the study of floods in Northeastern Spain

Llasat

Llasat-Botija

López³

2009

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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“…It was an event of type 2a. This event, known as the "Montserrat" event, had a major societal impact, and it has been studied in detail as an example of Mediterranean flash floods by many national and international projects (Llasat et al, 2003a;Mariani et al, 2005;Milelli et al, 2005 maximum of 56 mm in 1 h and 57 1 mm in 24 h (Fig. 3a).…”

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Flash-floods in Catalonia: the social perception in a context of changing vulnerability

Llasat

López²,

Barnolas

et al. 2008

Adv. Geosci.

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Abstract. In assessing a flood event two risk components need to be considered: the intrinsic hazard of the hydrometeorological event causing the flood and the vulnerability of the area where the precipitation has been registered. In the present study four flood events selected by the FLASH European project have been classified according to the characteristics of the meteorological event (classification according to hazard) and according to the physical and economic damages caused (classification according to vulnerability). The social impact of these events is analysed taking into account the growth of the population. An increase in the number of extraordinary flash-floods was detected in the areas with a major growth of the population, as a consequence of an increased vulnerability of these areas, both from a physical perspective (exposure of infrastructures) and from an economic perspective (more goods exposed). In addition, the numerous non-native inhabitants of the region are not aware of the meteorological risks characteristic of the area, and this contributes to increased social vulnerability.

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“…Measures were taken at that time to reduce displacement rates and control urban expansion. Since then no remarkable displacement episodes have been registered, neither during the heavy rains of October 1987 nor those of June 2000 (Llasat et al 2003). The terrain instability continues today, but without causing the damages of the 1970s and 1980s.…”

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Monitoring soil creep landsliding in an urban area using persistent scatterer interferometry (El Papiol, Catalonia, Spain)

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The ‘Montserrat‐2000’ flash‐flood event: a comparison with the floods that have occurred in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula since the 14th century

Cited by 75 publications

References 12 publications

A press database on natural risks and its application in the study of floods in Northeastern Spain

A press database on natural risks and its application in the study of floods in Northeastern Spain

Flash-floods in Catalonia: the social perception in a context of changing vulnerability

Monitoring soil creep landsliding in an urban area using persistent scatterer interferometry (El Papiol, Catalonia, Spain)

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