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Where Do Strong Winds And Storms Stand
In The Context Of Climate Change?

ruined lives. Three people got lost in the storms (MGM, 2021). News that the
semi-tropical storm off the shore of Libya could head towards Türkiye was also
included in meteorological reports. When the storm, which was considered
the first semi-tropical storm in Türkiye, reached the Aegean shores of Türkiye,
it suddenly turned towards the Peloponnese Peninsula. It was understood
that the wind would lose its speed and as anticipated, the storm did not cause
serious negative or deadly effects in our country. In the following years, in a
storm in the North of Greece, it was reported that 6 tourist died and at least
30 people were injured (BBC News, 2021). On September 19th, 2020, when
Hurricane Lanos hit the Thessaly region of Greece, life stopped, leading to 2
people’s death and 1 person getting lost. According to reports, especially the
elderly suffered from the storm most. Additionally, a woman who drove her
car despite the constant warnings by the fire fighters was reported to have
got lost. People do not know how to deal with storms as they have not been
exposed to such intensity for a long time, and they ignore the warnings of the
administrators. Türkiye is also included in this change.
In Türkiye, during the reconstruction period centered around civil
administration in the area of disaster administration in the 2009s, important
governance mechanisms were created. Depending on the disaster type, it is
the public administrator’s duty to prepare city-scale strategical action plans
involving preparation, planning, timely and proper intervention, management
and improvement and reconstruction, and to update these plans and share
them with public.
There are not any comprehensive practices concerning the administrative
steps to be taken concerning storm, such as the ones mentioned above. For
this reason, integrated disaster administration analysis with a multidisciplinary
study method should be the main purpose. Although not faced in Türkiye
before, the new nature-based threats require the creation of professional
communication support and new design structures in buildings as due to the
government’s responsibility to maintain public safety. However, there is no
administrative law recorded on the issue.
The storm phenomenon revealed itself with a speed that aptly deserves
the expression “faster than the greased lightning”. On September 26th-28th
2018, the need emerged for the announcement of severe storms in the West
coasts of Türkiye, and the expectation of a storm became the nightmare of
the public for a while (CNNTÜRK, 2018). Although the storm was less intense
than expected, it led to a rise in sea levels and overflows in the coast. In Izmir,
for instance, the storm hit Alsancak Pier, and prevented it from functioning.
As a result, public services were interrupted. In other words, although the

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