Aspects of the consequences of the extreme weather event in the Dovžan Gorge Natural Monument

Abstract

All protected areas of natural values which are populated are faced with the problem of maintaining a balance between preserving the natural environment and human interventions in it for its economic activities and its security. The extreme weather event in the night from 29th to 30th October 2018 caused major changes in the Tržiška Bistrica river basin, which are most evident in the Dovžan Gorge Natural Monument. The event highlighted several aspects of this issue. Through the analysis of this weather event, changes in the surface from photo documentation and historical archives, the Dovžan Gorge Natural Monument has proven to be an excellent polygon for the study of natural processes, anthropogenic influences and the human perception of natural disasters and historical memory of them.