LAGASIO , Martina

The complex orography typical of the Mediterranean area supports the formation, mainly during the fall season, of the so-called back-building Mesoscale Convective Systems (MCS) producing torrential rainfall often resulting into flash floods. These events are hardly predictable from a hydrometeorological standpoint and may cause significant...

Severe weather events are responsible for hundreds of fatalities and millions of euros of damage every year on the Mediterranean basin. Lightning activity is a characteristic phenomenon of severe weather and often accompanies torrential rainfall, which, under certain conditions like terrain type, slope, drainage, and soil saturation, may turn...