Yuval Shmilovitz
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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
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
Reposted by Yuval Shmilovitz
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
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