*Sierra Bermeja lost over 8400 forest ha. due to 2021 fire
*Wester Costa del Sol is more likely to floodable areas
*Extreme weather events are due to climate change
*Wester Costa del Sol is more likely to floodable areas
*Extreme weather events are due to climate change
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00:00In September of 2021, one of the largest wildfires in Spain occurred in Sierra Bermeja.
00:06A study now shows that this forced fire could increase the floodable area in western Costa del Sol
00:12by up to 300% in case of possible droughts or any other high-intensity event. Let's see more.
00:23Pablo walks over the Beaver River Basin, an area of high flooding at its mouth but which
00:27may be increased due to the destruction of the mountain range after a fire in 2021.
00:35Flood-prone land is marked topographically and orthographically, the negligence of the
00:39administrations in allowing houses to be built so close to flood-prone areas.
00:47Not only happens here but perhaps in all the coastal areas,
00:49because the soil of the coast is very exquisite, it's very greedy, isn't it?
00:54Sierra Bermeja is a natural park that was the target of a sixth-generation fire in 2021,
01:04an extreme phenomenon that devastated more than 8,400 hectares of this Mediterranean forest.
01:15It is not only from here that it seems to be a fire that is taking on a great virulence,
01:19there are several causes. Global warming, the average rise in temperatures, water shortages,
01:24but also factors that are attributable to human causes are undoubtedly contributing factors.
01:35Heat, wind and extreme phenomena spread the fire despite the work of nearly 6,000 troops
01:41and more than 200 aerial resources point one of the worst fires in the history of Spain occurred
01:46in Sierra Bermeja. Now, however, scientists are warning that the effects of possible tears
01:51or major floods could radically affect the populations adjacent to this mountain range.
02:02Now a study by the Geography Department of the University of Málaga the Sierra Bermeja fire
02:07in 2021 could increase by up to 300% the floodable area in areas of the western
02:12Costa del Sol in case of possible droughts.
02:17There is another series of problems, such as the increase in the speed of the flows,
02:21which makes them more dangerous, or the increase in shear stress.
02:25All of this has been measured and specific numbers have been drawn up to show that shear
02:29stress increases, which is the capacity of the flow to erode or cause damage to infrastructure,
02:34for example.
02:35Experts warn that the extreme events we are facing are a consequence of climate change
02:39and the authorities in action to curb the climate crisis.