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Spatiotemporal variability of flash floods and their human impacts in the Czech Republic during the 2001–2023 period
Rudolf Brázdil
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Institute of Geography, Masaryk University, Brno, 611 37, Czech Republic
Global Change Research Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, 603 00, Czech Republic
Dominika Faturová
Institute of Geography, Masaryk University, Brno, 611 37, Czech Republic
Monika Šulc Michalková
Institute of Geography, Masaryk University, Brno, 611 37, Czech Republic
Jan Řehoř
Institute of Geography, Masaryk University, Brno, 611 37, Czech Republic
Global Change Research Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, 603 00, Czech Republic
Martin Caletka
T. G. Masaryk Water Research Institute, Brno, 612 00, Czech Republic
Pavel Zahradníček
Global Change Research Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, 603 00, Czech Republic
Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, Brno, 616 67, Czech Republic
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Flash floods belong to natural hazards that can be enhanced in frequency, intensity, and impact during recent climate change. This paper presents a complex analysis of spatiotemporal variability and human impacts (including material damage and fatalities) of flash floods in the Czech Republic for the 2001–2023 period. The analysis generally shows no statistically significant trends in the characteristics analyzed.
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