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Published! 🚨 Our new paper in @ScienceAdvances analyzes the causes of the catastrophic flood in #Derna, Libya (09/23), and provides insights into #flood mitigation strategies in regions and times of uncertainty. scim.ag/4c1tVl3 🧵

The 2023 Derna flood was intensified by the collapse of two embankment dams, highlighting the critical need for improved flood risk assessment and infrastructure planning in vulnerable regions. doi.org/g897d6

The devastating 2023 flood in the port city of Derna, Libya, was driven by the collapse of two dams rather than by extreme rainfall, according to a new study co-authored by CIRES Visiting Fellow Yuval Shmilovitz. Read the story: buff.ly/n37veAF

New paper with Marisa Repasch, Niels Hovius, @kristencook.bsky.social, Dirk Sachse, Oscar Orfeo and Sophia Dosch. This has been a long time coming and was so fun to work on! Catch Marisa, Niels and I giving a joint Landscapes Live on this work on Dec. 7 doi.org/10.1029/2023...

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