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Data description paper
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13 Mar 2025
Data description paper |
| 13 Mar 2025
| 13 Mar 2025
RER2023: the landslide inventory dataset of the May 2023 Emilia-Romagna meteorological event
Matteo Berti
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Marco Pizziolo
Regione Emilia-Romagna, Area Geologia, Suoli e Sismica, Bologna, Italy
Michele Scaroni
Regione Emilia-Romagna, Area Geologia, Suoli e Sismica, Bologna, Italy
Mauro Generali
Regione Emilia-Romagna, Area Geologia, Suoli e Sismica, Bologna, Italy
Vincenzo Critelli
Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio-Emilia, Modena, Italy
Marco Mulas
Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio-Emilia, Modena, Italy
Melissa Tondo
Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio-Emilia, Modena, Italy
Francesco Lelli
Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio-Emilia, Modena, Italy
Cecilia Fabbiani
Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio-Emilia, Modena, Italy
Francesco Ronchetti
Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio-Emilia, Modena, Italy
Giuseppe Ciccarese
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Nicola Dal Seno
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Elena Ioriatti
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Rodolfo Rani
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Alessandro Zuccarini
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Tommaso Simonelli
Autorità di Bacino Distrettuale del Fiume Po, Parma, Italy
Alessandro Corsini
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Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio-Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Short summary
In May 2023, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, experienced heavy rainfall that led to severe flooding and initiated thousands of landslides on slopes thought to be stable. Collaborating with the Civil Protection Agency, our team created a detailed map documenting 80,997 affected areas. This comprehensive dataset is crucial for research on climate change and assists in planning and risk management by demonstrating how climate change can alter our understanding of landslide susceptibility.
In May 2023, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, experienced heavy rainfall that led to severe flooding and...
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