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https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-1979
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-1979
05 Sep 2023
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Brief communication: A first hydrological investigation of extreme August 2023 floods in Slovenia, Europe

Nejc Bezak, Panos Panagos, Leonidas Liakos, and Matjaž Mikoš

Abstract. Extreme floods occurred from 4th to 6th of August 2023 in Slovenia claiming 3 casualties and causing economic damage of a few billions EUR. The weather situation not typical for summer period in combination with high temperatures of the Mediterranean Sea and high antecedent soil moisture lead to the most extreme flood event in the last several decades. The return period of precipitation extremes and peak discharges exceeded 250–500 years return period, and runoff coefficient of typical torrential and mostly forested meso-scale catchments was around 0.5. Additionally, intense soil erosion, mass movements and sediment transport processes caused large damages on housing and infrastructure.

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20 Dec 2023
Brief communication: A first hydrological investigation of extreme August 2023 floods in Slovenia, Europe
Nejc Bezak, Panos Panagos, Leonidas Liakos, and Matjaž Mikoš
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 23, 3885–3893, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-3885-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-3885-2023, 2023
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Extreme floods occurred in August 2023 in Slovenia. This brief communication investigates the...
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