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Elad Dente
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Hydrology and Geomorphology, with and without interactions with humans
April 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Published! 🚨
Our new paper in
@ScienceAdvances
analyzes the causes of the catastrophic flood in #Derna, Libya (09/23), and provides insights into #flood mitigation strategies in regions and times of uncertainty.
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April 2, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Reposted by Elad Dente
The 2023 Derna flood was intensified by the collapse of two embankment dams, highlighting the critical need for improved flood risk assessment and infrastructure planning in vulnerable regions. doi.org/g897d6
How the failure of two dams amplified the Derna Flood tragedy
A new study reveals that the devastating 2023 flood in Derna, Libya, was not merely the result of extreme rainfall but was drastically intensified by a major design shortcoming and its resulting collapse of two embankment dams.
phys.org
March 28, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Reposted by Elad Dente
The devastating 2023 flood in the port city of Derna, Libya, was driven by the collapse of two dams rather than by extreme rainfall, according to a new study co-authored by CIRES Visiting Fellow Yuval Shmilovitz. Read the story: buff.ly/n37veAF
March 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Reposted by Elad Dente
New paper with Marisa Repasch, Niels Hovius, @kristencook.bsky.social, Dirk Sachse, Oscar Orfeo and Sophia Dosch. This has been a long time coming and was so fun to work on! Catch Marisa, Niels and I giving a joint Landscapes Live on this work on Dec. 7
doi.org/10.1029/2023...
Lithospheric Flexure Controls on Geomorphology, Hydrology, and River Chemistry in the Andean Forelan...
Subtle lithospheric flexure can profoundly impact hydrology, geomorphology, and river water chemistry in lowland foreland basins The Rio Bermejo in the subsiding Andean foredeep basin is superele...
doi.org
October 16, 2023 at 3:02 AM
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November 6, 2023 at 8:01 PM