RELATIVIZED TIME OF FLASH FLOODS

Código

XXVI-SBRH1158

Autores

Franciele Maria Vanelli, Willian Richard De Souza Cidral, Leonardo Romero Monteiro

Tema

I - Desastres e Emergência Climática

Resumo

In disasters triggered by natural hazards, both physical and social aspects are interwoven, and their interactions over time and space play a relevant role in determining the impacts of the disaster. Flash floods are a subset of floods and they are one of the most destructive disasters in the world. Although the time of flash flood development can be based on the physical characteristics of the natural phenomena, the subjective terms express the perception of risk in the definitions. This means that time related to flash flood development influences the disaster response from society, as well as society's perception can influence the flash flood definition. Both physical and social aspects should be considered in flash flood dynamics, aiming to reduce flash flood risks and their disaster impacts. We invite the reader to reflect on the role of time in flash flood analysis. For this, a bibliography review was conducted to support the development of this exploratory research based on discussions.