[HTML][HTML] Mediterranean cyclones: Current knowledge and open questions on dynamics, prediction, climatology and impacts

E Flaounas, S Davolio, S Raveh-Rubin… - Weather and Climate …, 2022 - wcd.copernicus.org
A large number of intense cyclones occur every year in the Mediterranean basin, one of the
climate change hotspots. Producing a broad range of severe socio-economic and …

Battling the extreme: lessons learned from weather-induced disasters on electricity distribution networks and climate change adaptation strategies

AV Gkika, EA Zacharis, DN Skikos… - Hydrology …, 2023 - iwaponline.com
Electricity infrastructures are critical lifeline systems that are designed to serve with a high
degree of reliability the power supply of consumers under normal operating conditions and …

Storm surges and coastal inundation during extreme events in the Mediterranean Sea: the IANOS Medicane

Y Androulidakis, C Makris, Z Mallios, I Pytharoulis… - Natural Hazards, 2023 - Springer
The IANOS Medicane was one of the most severe storms that have formed in the
Mediterranean Sea with Category 2 Hurricane characteristics. The storm induced a …

The impact of climate change on the storm surges of the Mediterranean Sea: Coastal sea level responses to deep depression atmospheric systems

CV Makris, K Tolika, VN Baltikas, K Velikou… - Ocean Modelling, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aims to systematically assess the impacts of projected climate change on
episodic events of sea level elevation in coastal areas of the Mediterranean, induced by …

[HTML][HTML] Bridge-specific flood risk assessment of transport networks using GIS and remotely sensed data

M Loli, G Kefalas, S Dafis, SA Mitoulis… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel framework for the expedient assessment of flood risk to transportation networks
focused on the response of the most critical and vulnerable infrastructure assets, the …

[HTML][HTML] Forensic hydrology: A complete reconstruction of an extreme flood event in data-scarce area

A Tegos, A Ziogas, V Bellos, A Tzimas - Hydrology, 2022 - mdpi.com
On 18 September 2020, the Karditsa prefecture of Thessaly region (Greece) experienced a
catastrophic flood as a consequence of the IANOS hurricane. This intense phenomenon was …

Investigating the impact of sea surface temperature on the development of the Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone “Ianos” in 2020

G Varlas, I Pytharoulis, GJ Steeneveld… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aims to unravel and quantify the impact of sea surface temperature (SST) on the
formation, intensity, structure and track of the Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone (medicane) …

A new refinement of Mediterranean tropical‐like cyclones characteristics

J Gutiérrez‐Fernández, MM Miglietta… - Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Several warm‐core cyclones in the Mediterranean, which were analyzed in the literature,
are studied using ERA5 reanalysis, to identify the environment where they develop and …

[HTML][HTML] The interplay between medicanes and the Mediterranean Sea in the presence of sea surface temperature anomalies

B Jangir, AK Mishra, E Strobach - Atmospheric Research, 2024 - Elsevier
This study examined three Mediterranean Sea cyclones classified as medicanes: Zorbas,
Ianos, and Apollo. All three cyclones traversed warm-core eddies during their propagation …

Monitoring extreme meteo-marine events in the Mediterranean area using the microseism (Medicane Apollo case study)

AM Borzì, V Minio, F Cannavò, A Cavallaro… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Microseism is the continuous background seismic signal caused by the interaction between
the atmosphere, the hydrosphere and the solid Earth. Several studies have dealt with the …