Recent works (Evelpidou et al., 2012) suggest that the modern tidal notch is disappearing
worldwide due sea level rise over the last century. In order to assess this hypothesis, we …

Global warming is expected to change the regime of extreme precipitation. Physical laws
translate increasing atmospheric heat into increasing atmospheric water content that drives …

The aim of this study was to evaluate topographic changes along a stretch of coastline in the
Municipality of Borghetto Santo Spirito (Region of Liguria, Italy, north-western …

Abstract The first Special Observation Period (SOP1) of HyMeX (Hydrological cycle in the
Mediterranean eXperiment) was held in fall 2012 and focused on heavy precipitation events …

The Mediterranean region is frequently affected by heavy precipitation events associated
with flash floods, landslides, and mudslides that cause hundreds of millions of euros in …

The rise of global mean temperature has aroused wide attention in scientific communities.
To reduce the negative climate change impact, the United Union's Intergovernmental Panel …

Global Climate change (CC) is featured by long-term changes in the mean values of climatic
parameters (predominantly mean temperature) and in the profile of extreme weather events …

Many satellite soil moisture products are today globally available in near real-time. These
observations are of paramount importance for enhancing the understanding of the …

The city of Genoa, which places between the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Apennine mountains
(Liguria, Italy) was rocked by severe flash floods on the 4th of November, 2011. Nearly 500 …

Monitoring the impact of sea storms on coastal areas is fundamental to study beach
evolution and the vulnerability of low-lying coasts to erosion and flooding. Modelling wave …