Pluvial flash floods in urban areas are becoming increasingly frequent due to climate
change and human actions, negatively impacting the life, work, production and infrastructure …

Search and Rescue operations in emergency response to natural or human catastrophes
have the main objective of locating and rescuing potential victims as fast as possible, thus …

During recent decades there has been an increase in extreme flood events and their
intensity in most regions, mainly driven by climate change. Furthermore, these critical events …

In times of increasing weather extremes and expanding vulnerable cities, a significant risk to
civilian security is posed by heavy rainfall induced flash floods. In contrast to river floods …

Agriculture, and natural resources associated to its development like water, soils and forests,
have a relevant role in the future of countries and environmental conservation. The …

The production of tomatoes in greenhouses, in addition to its relevance in nutrition and
health, is an activity of the agroindustry with high economic importance in Spain, the first …

En este artículo se presenta el diseño, construcción, calibración y validación a través de
prácticas experimentales usando un canal hidráulico de pendiente variable. El equipo …

Las lluvias de corto plazo se caracterizan por ser de alta intensidad y corta duración. En
zonas urbanas, este tipo de precipitación produce inundaciones repentinas debido a que la …

Food security has been always a critical challenge for humankind, especially for developing
countries. Different players around the world are engaged at different levels to resolve and …

Prolonged and high intensity rainfall often saturates urban drainage systems and generates
urban pluvial flooding, resulting in hazardous flash floods. The city most affected by urban …