The Stava mudflow of 19 July 1985 (Northern Italy): a disaster that effective regulation might have prevented
The disaster occurring in the Eastern Italian Alps in the summer of 1985 was caused by the failure of two tailings dams located just upstream from the village of Stava in the municipality of Tesero (Trento province, Italy). The structure comprised two small storage basins for the deposition of taili...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2012-04-01
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| Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/12/1029/2012/nhess-12-1029-2012.pdf |