Causes and Impacts of Flood Events in Emilia-Romagna (Italy) in May 2023

Letizia Cremonini, Pierluigi Randi, Massimiliano Fazzini, Marianna Nardino, Federica Rossi and Teodoro Georgiadis ()
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Letizia Cremonini: Institute of BioEconomy CNR (IBE CNR), Via Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, BO, Italy
Pierluigi Randi: Associazione Meteo Professionisti (AMPRO), Via Fratelli Cervi 24, 48012 Bagnacavallo, RA, Italy
Massimiliano Fazzini: Unità Ricerca e Didattica San Benedetto del Tronto (UNICAM-URDIS), University of Camerino, Viale Scipioni, 6, 63074 San Benedetto del Tronto, AP, Italy
Marianna Nardino: Institute of BioEconomy CNR (IBE CNR), Via Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, BO, Italy
Federica Rossi: Institute of BioEconomy CNR (IBE CNR), Via Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, BO, Italy
Teodoro Georgiadis: Institute of BioEconomy CNR (IBE CNR), Via Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, BO, Italy

Land, 2024, vol. 13, issue 11, 1-22

Abstract: On 1–3 May 2023, severe hydro-meteorological events occurred in the Italian Emilia-Romagna region. Such events caused extensive flooding, landslides, isolation of many areas, evacuation of many families, and severe damage to infrastructure, agriculture, buildings, and essential services. Several municipalities were affected, thousands of civilians had to be evacuated, and losses of life occurred. The consequences beyond the recorded immediate impacts on infrastructure and life were impressive, and extended to the regional economy, specifically in the Fruit Valley, where, in addition to immediate yield losses, long-term damage to orchard production is expected due to persistent flooding. The civil and cultural building heritage has also been heavily affected, both in the countryside and in inhabited centers. Some of the damage, direct and indirect, caused by flooding on buildings will also see an evolution in the medium- to long-term that needs to be addressed. This paper analyzes the manifold aspects of such an atmospheric phenomenon and its impacts to understand the potential increasing occurrence of similar events in the climate change context.

Keywords: flood events; meteorological events; environmental impacts (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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