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25 May 2021
Research article |
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| 25 May 2021
Atmospheric conditions leading to an exceptional fatal flash flood in the Negev Desert, Israel
Uri Dayan
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geography, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 9070227, Israel
Itamar M. Lensky
Department of Geography and Environment, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, 5290002, Israel
Baruch Ziv
Department of Natural Sciences, The Open University of Israel, Raanana, 4353701, Israel
Pavel Khain
Israel Meteorological Service, Beit Dagan, 5025001, Israel
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An intense rainstorm hit the Middle East between 24 and 27 April 2018. The storm reached its peak over Israel on 26 April when a heavy flash flood took the lives of 10 people. The rainfall was comparable to the long-term annual rainfall in the southern Negev. The timing was the end of the rainy season when rain is rare and spotty. The study analyses the dynamic and thermodynamic conditions that made this rainstorm one of the latest spring severe events in the region during the last 3 decades.
An intense rainstorm hit the Middle East between 24 and 27 April 2018. The storm reached its...
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