Climate Hazards 5.07: Hazard Case Studies : Bosnia floods / landslides

Media Articles

• RTÉ: Search continues for missing in deadly Bosnia floods

• The Irish Times: Bosnia: At least 14 killed as rainstorm brings heavy flooding in large parts of country

• The Irish Times: Bosnia floods: Several killed as rescuers search through rubble for missing people

• AP: International rescue teams arrive in Bosnia after devastating floods and landslides

• CBS: Floods, landslides struck parts of Bosnia as residents slept, leaving at least 16 dead and several missing

• Klix.ba (in Croatian, use Google Translate): Catastrophic scenes near Tarčin: Water swept away bridges, flooded houses and completely cut off the village

Research

This paper isn’t about the Bosnia floods themselves, but rather about the phenomenon which caused them. Don’t try to understand the maths etc - just get an idea of the big picture.

• Lorente-Plazas, R., Montavez, J.P., Ramos, A.M., Jerez, S., Trigo, R.M., and Jimenez-Guerrero, P. 2020 Unusual Atmospheric-River-Like Structures Coming From Africa Induce Extreme Precipitation Over the Western Mediterranean Sea. JGR Atmospheres 125, e2019JD031280. doi: 10.1029/2019JD031280

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