Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
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Articles | Volume 26, issue 9
Articles | Volume 26, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-4429-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-4429-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 26, issue 9
Research article
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15 Sep 2026
Research article |  | 15 Sep 2026

Storm Gloria (2020): coexisting types of compound flooding in the West Mediterranean Region

Montserrat Llasat-Botija, Raül Marcos-Matamoros, Maria Aguilera-Vidal, José Antonio Jimenez, and María Carmen Llasat

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Was Storm Gloria (19-25 January 2020) exceptional, and were its impacts greater because of its multi-compound character? We combined rainfall, wind, wave and insurance data along Spain’s Mediterranean coast to analyse it. Interacting river and coastal floods amplified impacts, simultaneous events widened the affected area, and consecutive floods hindered recovery. Highest losses where severe hazard conditions, but exposure, vulnerability and insurance coverage played a definitive role in them.
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