Multivariate return period for different types of flooding in city of Monza, ItalyCopulaFloodingMulti-hazardJoint return periodNatural Hazards - The return period is a probabilistic criterion used to measure and communicate the random occurrence of geophysical events such as floods in risk assessment ...
preventing a repeat of the November 2019 near-catastrophe that aged parts of the building “20 years in a day,” according to Basilica’s Procuratoria governing body. The temporary structure is fixed until theMOSEsystem fully works by the end of 2025, protecting the city ofVenice,Italy, and...
The city of Venice is made up of more than 100 islands inside a lagoon(濒海湖) off the north-east coast of Italy. Two people died on the island of Pellestrina, a thin strip of land that separates the lagoon from the Adriatic Sea. One of them was electrocuted (触电身亡) as he tried...
Heatherwick Studio has designedthe Cove, a new waterfront experience forSan Francisco. Seeking to activate and improve the beachfront, “while future-proofing the historic district and the City against the risks of earthquakes and climate change”, the Cove will put in place a next-generation, hig...
“The night was dramatic, we waited for the river flood to cross the city,” Faenza mayor Massimo Isola told state TV Rainews. “It rose really close to the limit, but thanks to the works done over the past year we managed to avoid an overflow in the center of the city....
Venice,Italy is experiencing its worst flooding in more than 50 years.The floods resulted in calls Wednesday to help protect the historic city from rising sea levels.The water reached 1.87 meters above sea level Tuesday,I was the second-highest level ever recorded in Venice and just 7 centimete...
Flooding is predicted to impact Slovakia and Hungary next, as a low-pressure system from northern Italy has dumped record rainfall in the region since Thursday. People in Slovakia's capital Bratislava and the Hungarian capital Budapest were both preparing for possible flooding as the River Danube ...
Italy then spent illions of dollars on a system of floodgates that were supposedto protect Venice from the terrible flood the city was experiencing at that moment.The flood protection system is a series of underwater barriers made to safeguard the three inlets leadingto Venice's lake during ...
Italy is sending a civil defense team to assist with rescue operations, the country’s Civil Protection Department said Tuesday. People stand in a damaged road as a powerful storm and heavy rainfall flooded hit Shahhat city, Libya, September 11, 2023. ...
In shops, workers tried to move their goods away from the water to prevent any further damage. One shopkeeper, who was not named, told Italy’s public broadcast Rai, “The city is on its knees.” Even though three waterbuses had been sunk as a result of the flooding, tourists tried ...