2014 Dinaric ice storm

Weather event in the Slovenia and Croatia The 2014 Dinaric ice storm, better known as the 2014 Slovenia ice storm or 2014 Croatia ice storm, was a severe ice storm (SPIA 5) that struck the Northwest Dinaric Alps between 31 January and 2 February 2014. The freezing rain led to glazing of a vast region with about 10–50 mm in of ice, locally above 100 mm in. It wrecked roofs, power lines an forests, causing power loss for hundreds of thousands. Initially, Cyclone Ilija (2014)December 2017 MeteoAdriatic Arhiva Ciklona https://www.crometeo.hr/arhiva-ciklona Crometeo - motrenje i prognoziranje vremena 2019-06-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20190607231957/https://www.crometeo.hr/arhiva-ciklona was believed to be the cause.2014-02-28 Uredništvo Ledena kiša u Gorskom Kotaru 5 https://hrcak.srce.hr/119364 Šumarski list 1846-9140 138 1-2 But later investigation showed S and SW geostrophic wind dominated at the time.2014 Tanja Trošić Marija Mokorić "Ledena kiša" i poledica u Gorskom kotaru od 31. siječnja do 5. veljače 2014. 49-53 Meteorološki i hidrološki bilten 1334-3017 4 The population affected by electricity loss included about 250,000 people in Slovenia2014-02-03 n.s. Slovenia ice storm cuts power for thousands https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26018884 BBC and about 14,000 households in Gorski Kotar, or about 80% of its population. Without electricity, water supply pumps stopped working, leaving many without tap water until power could be restored with engine–generators.2014-02-03 Nensi Tatar GORSKE NOVOSTI SPECIJAL – SVE O BORBI S LEDOM U VRBOVSKOM: Deseci volontera, Gradski stožer i gradonačelnik čine sve da se normalizira stanje u Gradu https://gorskenovosti.net/2014/02/03/gorske-novosti-specijal-sve-o-borbi-s-ledom-u-vrbovskom-deseci-volontera-gradski-stozer-i-gradonacelnik-cine-sve-da-se-normalizira-stanje-u-gradu Gorske novosti hr 2014-02-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20140203173551/https://gorskenovosti.net/2014/02/03/gorske-novosti-specijal-sve-o-borbi-s-ledom-u-vrbovskom-deseci-volontera-gradski-stozer-i-gradonacelnik-cine-sve-da-se-normalizira-stanje-u-gradu This event provided the impetus for the development of a freezing rain prediction program by the ECMWF.2014 Richard Forbes Ivan Tsonevsky Tim Hewson Martin Leutbecher Towards predicting high-impact freezing rain events 15-21 https://www.ecmwf.int/en/elibrary/80121-towards-predicting-high-impact-freezing-rain-events 10.21957/xcauc5jf ECMWF Newsletter 141 Slovenia The worst affected area was Inner Carniola, especially around Postojna. By 3 February, 120,000 households were still waiting for electricity to be restored and 40% of schools remained closed. The Minister of Defence of Slovenia, Roman Jakič, relayed that an estimated 500 tonnes of steel, cables and electricity posts remained on the ground. More than 300 power lines were broken. Almost half of all Slovenia's forests were damaged in the storm, including 40% of Alpine forests destroyed. Gorski Kotar In Gorski Kotar, power lines fell on the A6 motorway, causing closure of the route to Rijeka between Bosiljevo and Kikovica, and between Kikovica and Delnice in the direction of Zagreb.2014-02-02 Nensi Tatar ZBOG LEDENE KIŠE IZUZETNO TEŠKI VREMENSKI UVJETI U GORSKOM KOTARU: Grad Vrbovsko imenovao i poseban Stožer zimske službe koja je tijekom ovih dana na raspolaganju svim stanovnicima https://gorskenovosti.net/2014/02/02/zbog-ledene-kise-izuzetno-teski-vremenski-uvjeti-u-gorskom-kotaru-grad-vrbovsko-imenovao-i-poseban-stozer-zimske-sluzbe-koja-je-tijekom-ovih-dana-na-raspolaganju-svim-stanovnicima Gorke novosti 2014-02-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20140202164840/https://gorskenovosti.net/2014/02/02/zbog-ledene-kise-izuzetno-teski-vremenski-uvjeti-u-gorskom-kotaru-grad-vrbovsko-imenovao-i-poseban-stozer-zimske-sluzbe-koja-je-tijekom-ovih-dana-na-raspolaganju-svim-stanovnicima hr There, it took about 10 days to restore essential infrastructure to most of entire region, and within months electricity was back in almost all of its former range, but at a cost of about 84.4 million HRK to HEP, whose Elektroprimorje Rijeka branch was responsible for restoring electricity in most of the affected area. At the time it was the largest peacetime damage since the Secession from Yugoslavia, even without counting the forestry losses.2014-04-11 Ned Ledena kiša u Gorskom kotaru uzrokovala najveću mirnodopsku štetu u Hrvatskoj https://www.crometeo.hr/ledena-kisa-u-gorskom-kotaru-uzrokovala-najvecu-mirnodopsku-stetu-u-hrvatskoj Crometeo - motrenje i prognoziranje vremena 2014-04-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20140413021648/https://www.crometeo.hr/ledena-kisa-u-gorskom-kotaru-uzrokovala-najvecu-mirnodopsku-stetu-u-hrvatskoj hr Clearing blocked forestry roads and forest paths would take years, and thanks to the declining population some were never cleared. As a result of the sudden large volume of dead wood, the region's Picea abies forests were plagued with an Ips typographus epidemic that became severe in 2016 and lasted until 2018 in Gorski Kotar.2018-12-12 MPŠR Zaustavljeno širenje smrekovog potkornjaka na području Gorskog kotara https://poljoprivreda.gov.hr/vijesti/zaustavljeno-sirenje-smrekovog-potkornjaka-na-podrucju-gorskog-kotara/858 Ministarstvo poljoprivrede, šumarstva i ribarstva 2022-03-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20220320115754/https://poljoprivreda.gov.hr/vijesti/zaustavljeno-sirenje-smrekovog-potkornjaka-na-podrucju-gorskog-kotara/858 hr Selected works 2021-06-30 Filip Janeš Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci Utjecaj ledene kiše i potkornjaka na šume Gorskog Kotara i provođenje potrebnih ddd mjera u svrhu sprječavanja širenja smrekovog pisara https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:834194 Rijeka hr The influence of ice rain and bark beetle on the forests of Gorski Kotar and the implementation of the necessary DDD measures for the purpose of preventing the spread of spruce scripture class 2017-08-01 Mario Komarčević Fakultet šumarstva i drvne tehnologije Sveučilišta u Zagrebu Procjena i analiza oštećenosti stabala i sastojina djelovanjem ledoloma na području Gorskog kotara https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:108:485761 Zagreb hr Assessment and analysis of trees and stands damaged by ice storm in the Gorski kotar region 2016-12-06 Milan Sertić Veleučilište u Karlovcu Zaštita šuma od ledoloma na primjeru šumske štete 2014. godine u UŠP Karlovac, UŠP Ogulin, UŠP Delnice i Nacionalnom parku Risnjak https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:128:755113 Karlovac hr Protection of Forests from Ice Breakage after the Example of the Forest Damage of the Year 2014 in UŠP Karlovac, UŠP Ogulin, UŠP Delnice and Risnjak National Park 2016-11-22 defended 2016-09-09 Miroslav Šoštarić Šumarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu Prirodno pomlađivanje nakon ledoloma u jelovo-bukovim sastojinama na području Gerova https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:108:523107 Zagreb hr Natural regeneration of ice-damaged fir-beech stands in the area of Gerovo 2014 Richard Forbes Ivan Tsonevsky Tim Hewson Martin Leutbecher Towards predicting high-impact freezing rain events 15-21 https://www.ecmwf.int/en/elibrary/80121-towards-predicting-high-impact-freezing-rain-events 10.21957/xcauc5jf ECMWF Newsletter 141 References Further reading 2019-04-27 Marko Balen Više od 300 volontera u akciji pošumljavanja Gorskog kotara: "Ovo je apokalipsa, ove šume treba spasiti" https://dnevnik.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/akcija-za-spas-suma-gorskog-kotara-ponovno-ujedinila-hrvate-treba-ove-sume-spasiti-ovo-je-apokalipsa---558723.html Dnevnik.hr 1334-7152 2019-04-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20190427210654/https://dnevnik.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/akcija-za-spas-suma-gorskog-kotara-ponovno-ujedinila-hrvate-treba-ove-sume-spasiti-ovo-je-apokalipsa---558723.html hr More than 300 volunteers in reforestation event in Gorski Kotar: "This is an apocalypse, these forests must be saved" Category:Ice storms Category:Natural disasters in Slovenia Category:Natural disasters in Croatia Category:2014 natural disasters