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Storm Gloria (2020): coexisting types of compound flooding in the West Mediterranean Region
Montserrat Llasat-Botija
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GAMA, Department of Applied Physics, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
IdRA, Water Research Institute, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
Raül Marcos-Matamoros
GAMA, Department of Applied Physics, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
Maria Aguilera-Vidal
Laboratori d'Enginyeria Marítima, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, BarcelonaTech, Barcelona, 08034, Spain
José Antonio Jimenez
Laboratori d'Enginyeria Marítima, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, BarcelonaTech, Barcelona, 08034, Spain
María Carmen Llasat
GAMA, Department of Applied Physics, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
IdRA, Water Research Institute, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
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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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