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The 2010 Madeira floods and mudslides were the result of an extreme weather event that affected Madeira Island in Portugal's autonomous Madeira archipelago on 20 February 2010. At least 42 people died and at least 100 were injured.〔.〕 However, with at least eight people still missing, the final death toll is still uncertain.〔 == Causes == The rainfall was associated with an active cold front and an Atlantic low-pressure area that was over the Azores and moved northeastwards on 19 February 2010.〔 This storm was one in a series of such storms that affected Spain, Portugal, Morocco and the Canary Islands with flooding, rain and high winds. These storms were bolstered by an unusually strong temperature contrast of the sea surface across the Atlantic Ocean. Abnormally warm waters had been widespread off West Africa whereas relatively cold surface waters had stretched between western Europe and the southeastern United States.〔.〕 The storm was exacerbated by the eruption cloud of the Soufrière Hills volcano.〔Yim et al. in deWind (2010) "Volcanoes and storms." ''Geoscientist'' Vol. 20 No. 6, pages 11–12〕 The floods and mudslides were the result of an extreme weather event that, in some places, dropped more than double the monthly average of rainfall in a very short period. Between 6 a.m. and 11 a.m. local time (and UTC), 108 mm (4¼ inches) of rain was recorded at Funchal weather station and 165 mm (6½ inches) of rain at the weather station on Pico do Arieiro.〔.〕 The average rainfall in Funchal for the whole of February is 88.0 mm (3½ inches).〔.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2010 Madeira floods and mudslides」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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