Hydro-metereological risk
Hydro-metereological risk is used to identify the phenomena triggered by “unfavorable weather conditions” and the effective or potential damage caused by waters in general, be they surface, in liquid or solid form, or underground.
The most typical examples of these phenomena include thunderstorms, winds and sea storms, fog, snow and ice, heat waves, landslides, floods, coastal erosion, subsidence, and avalanches.
The hydro-metereological risk is also strongly influenced by human activity.
The density of population, the ever-progressing urbanization, abandonment of mountain areas, unauthorized buildings, continuous deforestation, the use of non-eco-friendly agricultural techniques, and the missing maintenance and upkeep of river beds and slopes have definitely worsened the hydrogeological instability and highlighted the fragility of our territory.
