Recent years have witnessed considerable developments in multiple fields with the potential
to enhance our capability of forecasting pluvial flash floods, one of the most costly …

Urban pluvial flooding is a threatening natural hazard in urban areas all over the world,
especially in recent years given its increasing frequency of occurrence. In order to prevent …

Flash floods are an increasing concern, especially in regions with abrupt topography and
small areas where floods are rapid and energy-filled. That is the case of the El Guamo …

The temporal sequence of fluctuating rainfall intensities during an event-the intensity profile
or'rainfall pattern'-is known to affect water partitioning at the ground surface and associated …

Studies around the world have shown that increases in extreme precipitation are not directly
resulting in reported instances of flooding. Despite the evidence that antecedent soil …

Rapid urbanization has become and will continue to be an inevitable and inescapable
phenomenon in the developing world. Unplanned expansion of cities and the impacts of …

Flash floods can be characterized by several variables. Of these, soil moisture (SM) is an
important environmental factor that plays a key role in hydrological and ecological …

Rainfall temporal patterns significantly affect variability of flash flood behaviors, and further
act on hydrological model performances in operational flash flood forecasting and warning …

Flash floods present significant heterogeneity over both space and time due to diverse
topographic, geomorphologic, and hydro-meteorological conditions of catchments. Accurate …

Floods can be caused by heavy rainfall and the consequent overflow of rivers, causing low-
lying areas to be affected. Populated regions close to riverbeds are the sectors most affected …