Cold drop
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A cold drop is a term used in Spain and France that has commonly come to refer to any high impact rainfall event occurring in the autumn along the Spanish Mediterranean coast or across France. In Euro
A stationary cold low, in which a cold drop is found.
1957 Valencia flood
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A flood on 14 October 1957 in Valencia, Spain, resulted in significant damage to property and caused the deaths of at least 81 people. In response to the tragedy, the Spanish government devised and en
Cold drop
…rainfall. For this, high atmospheric instability in the lower layers of the atmosphere needs to be combined with a significant amount of moisture. The great Valencia flood on 14 October 1957 was the result of a three-day-long cold drop and caused the deaths of at least 81 people. The Vallès floods on 25 September 1962 in…
Flooding of the Turia river