February 2021
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Llasat (2021) Floods evolution in the Mediterranean region in a context of climate and environmental change
This paper synthesizes the state of the art on flood evolution in the Mediterranean region under climate and environmental change, concluding that flash floods are increasing due to land-use changes and increased vulnerability, with future impacts expected to rise due to global changes in catchments and heavy rainfall in the northern part of the basin.
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Meseguer-Ruiz et al. (2021) Temporal changes in extreme precipitation and exposure of tourism in Eastern and South-Eastern Spain
This study identified 12 spatial patterns of 899 torrential precipitation events (≥150 mm in 24 h) along the Spanish Mediterranean coast from 1950–2020, revealing significant positive trends in accumulated volumes for three eastern/southeastern components linked to unstable atmospheric situations and moist advection.