DAMAGES ASSESSMENT ASSOCIATED TO THE FLOOD EVENT WHICH OCCURRED ON 11-14 JULY 1999 IN THE RÂUL MARE BASIN

One of the most destructive phenomena among natural disasters that manifest in the mountainous regions are flash floods. In Retezat Mts. area these phenomena have caused major damages to private and public properties, environmental problems and even human losses. On the 11-14 July 1999 there was an...

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Main Authors: VĂIDEAN ROXANA, HOGNOGI GH.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cluj University Press 2015-03-01
Series:Aerul şi Apa: Componente ale Mediului
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Online Access:http://aerapa.conference.ubbcluj.ro/2015/PDF/64_VAIDEAN_HOGNOGI_492_499.pdf
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description One of the most destructive phenomena among natural disasters that manifest in the mountainous regions are flash floods. In Retezat Mts. area these phenomena have caused major damages to private and public properties, environmental problems and even human losses. On the 11-14 July 1999 there was an extreme event caused by huge amount of rainfalls which have locally exceeded 240 mm in 20 hours. The meteorological and hydrological conditions corroborated to catchments characteristics had determined flash floods occurrences on the streams and torrents of Retezat slopes. Moreover, hydrological phenomena have triggered other processes like debris floods and debris flows causing 13 casualties and enormous economical damages, as the hydro-energetic Raul Mare-Retezat system and Gura Apelor dam was also affected. The assessment of the flash floods effects offers a general view of the magnitude of these events and emphasizes the necessity in developing mitigation plans and countermeasures in order to minimized future consequences.
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spelling doaj.art-9dd64022a90c46a9bcdf2519fb5af4f82023-12-03T02:21:03ZengCluj University PressAerul şi Apa: Componente ale Mediului2067-743X2015-03-01201549249910.17378/AWC2015_64DAMAGES ASSESSMENT ASSOCIATED TO THE FLOOD EVENT WHICH OCCURRED ON 11-14 JULY 1999 IN THE RÂUL MARE BASINVĂIDEAN ROXANA0HOGNOGI GH. 1Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, 400006, Cluj - Napoca, Romania„Babeş - Bolyai“ University, Faculty of Geography, 400006 , Cluj - Napoca, RomaniaOne of the most destructive phenomena among natural disasters that manifest in the mountainous regions are flash floods. In Retezat Mts. area these phenomena have caused major damages to private and public properties, environmental problems and even human losses. On the 11-14 July 1999 there was an extreme event caused by huge amount of rainfalls which have locally exceeded 240 mm in 20 hours. The meteorological and hydrological conditions corroborated to catchments characteristics had determined flash floods occurrences on the streams and torrents of Retezat slopes. Moreover, hydrological phenomena have triggered other processes like debris floods and debris flows causing 13 casualties and enormous economical damages, as the hydro-energetic Raul Mare-Retezat system and Gura Apelor dam was also affected. The assessment of the flash floods effects offers a general view of the magnitude of these events and emphasizes the necessity in developing mitigation plans and countermeasures in order to minimized future consequences.http://aerapa.conference.ubbcluj.ro/2015/PDF/64_VAIDEAN_HOGNOGI_492_499.pdfflash floodseffectsdamageshuman lossesRâul MareRetezat Mts
spellingShingle VĂIDEAN ROXANA
HOGNOGI GH.
DAMAGES ASSESSMENT ASSOCIATED TO THE FLOOD EVENT WHICH OCCURRED ON 11-14 JULY 1999 IN THE RÂUL MARE BASIN
Aerul şi Apa: Componente ale Mediului
flash floods
effects
damages
human losses
Râul Mare
Retezat Mts
title DAMAGES ASSESSMENT ASSOCIATED TO THE FLOOD EVENT WHICH OCCURRED ON 11-14 JULY 1999 IN THE RÂUL MARE BASIN
title_full DAMAGES ASSESSMENT ASSOCIATED TO THE FLOOD EVENT WHICH OCCURRED ON 11-14 JULY 1999 IN THE RÂUL MARE BASIN
title_fullStr DAMAGES ASSESSMENT ASSOCIATED TO THE FLOOD EVENT WHICH OCCURRED ON 11-14 JULY 1999 IN THE RÂUL MARE BASIN
title_full_unstemmed DAMAGES ASSESSMENT ASSOCIATED TO THE FLOOD EVENT WHICH OCCURRED ON 11-14 JULY 1999 IN THE RÂUL MARE BASIN
title_short DAMAGES ASSESSMENT ASSOCIATED TO THE FLOOD EVENT WHICH OCCURRED ON 11-14 JULY 1999 IN THE RÂUL MARE BASIN
title_sort damages assessment associated to the flood event which occurred on 11 14 july 1999 in the raul mare basin
topic flash floods
effects
damages
human losses
Râul Mare
Retezat Mts
url http://aerapa.conference.ubbcluj.ro/2015/PDF/64_VAIDEAN_HOGNOGI_492_499.pdf
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