Les inondations du 15 juin 2010 dans le Centre Var : réflexion sur un épisode exceptionnel. Études de Géographie Physique, n° XXXVII-2010, p. 41-76.
The hydrological event which affected the Var Department on 15th June 2010 must be considered as very exceptional. The return periods of daily rainfalls are more than millennial and those of peak discharges are at least multi-centennial. After 200 mm of rainfall, rivers presented a flash rising of f...
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| description | The hydrological event which affected the Var Department on 15th June 2010 must be considered as very exceptional. The return periods of daily rainfalls are more than millennial and those of peak discharges are at least multi-centennial. After 200 mm of rainfall, rivers presented a flash rising of flood, extremely fast (15 minutes) and violent. This response is in relation with the behaviour of karstic areas, which were largely saturated. Some practises of management (streams covered by a street or a place, too easily flooded bridges, residential and commercial areas located along streams or in dangerous flood areas) took part in exacerbating the consequences of this event. If certain measures can reduce the devastating effects of a so important event, it is also necessary to accept to deal with a risk which can be out of control.The attached file provides the full paper in a single-column version. The few changes to the original paper are indicated by dark blue. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a744d1e5b8d64d4aa38c1434872cc8b92024-12-09T13:28:22ZengPhysio-GéoPhysio-Géo1958-573X2010-10-01454310.4000/physio-geo.1349Les inondations du 15 juin 2010 dans le Centre Var : réflexion sur un épisode exceptionnel. Études de Géographie Physique, n° XXXVII-2010, p. 41-76.Claude MartinThe hydrological event which affected the Var Department on 15th June 2010 must be considered as very exceptional. The return periods of daily rainfalls are more than millennial and those of peak discharges are at least multi-centennial. After 200 mm of rainfall, rivers presented a flash rising of flood, extremely fast (15 minutes) and violent. This response is in relation with the behaviour of karstic areas, which were largely saturated. Some practises of management (streams covered by a street or a place, too easily flooded bridges, residential and commercial areas located along streams or in dangerous flood areas) took part in exacerbating the consequences of this event. If certain measures can reduce the devastating effects of a so important event, it is also necessary to accept to deal with a risk which can be out of control.The attached file provides the full paper in a single-column version. The few changes to the original paper are indicated by dark blue.https://journals.openedition.org/physio-geo/1349Var Departmentrainfallflash-flood risingpeak dischargefloodinghuman occupation |
| spellingShingle | Claude Martin Les inondations du 15 juin 2010 dans le Centre Var : réflexion sur un épisode exceptionnel. Études de Géographie Physique, n° XXXVII-2010, p. 41-76. Physio-Géo Var Department rainfall flash-flood rising peak discharge flooding human occupation |
| title | Les inondations du 15 juin 2010 dans le Centre Var : réflexion sur un épisode exceptionnel. Études de Géographie Physique, n° XXXVII-2010, p. 41-76. |
| title_full | Les inondations du 15 juin 2010 dans le Centre Var : réflexion sur un épisode exceptionnel. Études de Géographie Physique, n° XXXVII-2010, p. 41-76. |
| title_fullStr | Les inondations du 15 juin 2010 dans le Centre Var : réflexion sur un épisode exceptionnel. Études de Géographie Physique, n° XXXVII-2010, p. 41-76. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Les inondations du 15 juin 2010 dans le Centre Var : réflexion sur un épisode exceptionnel. Études de Géographie Physique, n° XXXVII-2010, p. 41-76. |
| title_short | Les inondations du 15 juin 2010 dans le Centre Var : réflexion sur un épisode exceptionnel. Études de Géographie Physique, n° XXXVII-2010, p. 41-76. |
| title_sort | les inondations du 15 juin 2010 dans le centre var reflexion sur un episode exceptionnel etudes de geographie physique n° xxxvii 2010 p 41 76 |
| topic | Var Department rainfall flash-flood rising peak discharge flooding human occupation |
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