High-impact weather and urban flooding in the West African Sahel – A multidisciplinary case study of the 2009 event in Ouagadougou

High-impact weather and urban flooding in the West African Sahel – A multidisciplinary case study of the 2009 event in Ouagadougou

On September 1st 2009 an extreme high-impact weather event occurred in Burkina Faso that had significant impacts upon the capital city Ouagadougou and its inhabitants. Subsequent reporting and research has however not focused on the contributing socio-economic and hydrological factors and the role o...

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Main Authors: James Miller, Chris Taylor, Francoise Guichard, Phillippe Peyrillé, Theo Vischel, Tazen Fowe, Geremey Panthou, Emma Visman, Maimouna Bologo, Karim Traore, Gnenakantanhan Coulibaly, Nicolas Chapelon, Florent Beucher, David P. Rowell, Douglas J. Parker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-06-01
Series:Weather and Climate Extremes
Subjects:
West african sahel
Ouagadougou
High-impact weather
Flood
Urban
Multidisciplinary
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094722000445

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