S Rossi, V Vandelli… - Italian Journal of …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The location of the Maltese Islands, at the centre of the Mediterranean Sea, places them as a reference for regional climatic, tectonic and marine processes that have affected the …
In this review, the potential of an emerging field of interdisciplinary climate research, Coastal Boulder Deposits (CBDs) as natural archives for intense storms, is explored with particular …
The Wied il-Mielaħ Window (Gozo–Malta) is a limestone natural arch on the north-western coast of the island of Gozo in Malta. It is located at the end of the Wied il-Mielaħ valley north …
B Satariano, R Gauci - Landscapes and landforms of the Maltese islands, 2019 - Springer
This study describes the natural geomorphological cycle which characterised the birth, evolution and eventual collapse of an iconic sea arch: the Azure Window in Dwejra, Gozo. In …
Abstract The Sicily Channel, situated on the leading edge of the African plate as it collides with Europe, presents a range of interesting and complex tectonic processes that have …
Natural arches are culturally valued rock landforms common in sedimentary rocks of the Colorado Plateau and additionally occur broadly around the world. Recent notable …
Abstract The Azure Window was a natural arch situated in the west coast of Gozo (Maltese Archipelago) that collapsed in March 2017. We employ a Diver Propulsion Vehicle-mounted …
G Main, R Gauci, JA Schembri, DK Chester - Natural Hazards, 2022 - Springer
The city-island-state of Malta is traditionally viewed as a low-hazard country with the lack of a long historical catalogue of extreme events and their impacts acting as an obstacle to …
In the last decades, the frequency of extreme weather and marine events has drastically increased. During the last week of October 2021 an intense Mediterranean hurricane …