• Scientists have discovered that floods in the Adriatic can develop differently from the previously known mechanism associated with cyclones and southerly winds.
  • The research results were published in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.
  • Multiple wind impulses cause resonance and further raise the water level, with the second or third maximum potentially higher than the first.
  • The discovery will help improve forecasts of Adriatic floods, which threaten cities such as Venice, Trieste, Pula, Rijeka, Zadar, Šibenik, and Trogir.
  • The study was conducted by scientists from Italy and Croatia: Dr. Marco Bajo, Dr. Luca Arpaia, Dr. Christian Ferrarin, and academician Mirko Orlić.

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