HIGH WATERS IN SLOVENIA IN 2014

Authors

  • Andrej Golob Ministrstvo za okolje in prostor, Agencija RS za okolje, Ljubljana
  • Janez Polajnar Ministrstvo za okolje in prostor, Agencija RS za okolje, Ljubljana

Abstract

The year 2014 was exceptional in terms of precipitation and the subsequent number of flood events. As winter months were warmer than average, intense precipitation caused rapid increases in water levels of smaller rivers. The large volume of rainfall combined with melting sleet and snow resulted in record high water levels in the karst fields of the Notranjska region. In summer, torrential flooding caused significant damage in smaller areas, while in autumn, extensive flooding occured on the rivers Krka, Mura, Reka, Ljubljanica in the Karst hinterland, and the torrential streams Gradaščica, Iška, Cerkniščica and Poljanska Sora. Floods in 2014 inflicted substantial material damage and, unfortunately, also claimed three lives.

References

Agencija Republike Slovenije za okolje, Interno informacijsko gradivo o hidroloških razmerah, Poročila o poplavah, Izjemna vodnatost rek v letu 2014. (http://www.arso.gov.si/vode/poročila%20in%20publikacije/).

Uprava RS za zaščito in reševanje, Center za obveščanje Republike Slovenije, Dnevni informativni bilten 2014.

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Published

19-01-2024

Issue

No. 29 (2015): Ujma

Section

Natural and other disasters in Slovenia

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