The president of the TSJ of the Valencian Community, Victoria Rosell贸, has pointed out that the meteorological forecasts were already announcing a historic storm. This statement contrasts with the version offered by the Generalitat regarding its management of the emergency. The conflict focuses on the degree of anticipation and preparation by the authorities in the face of the severe floods.
Weather prediction technology existed, data management failed 鈿狅笍
Short- and medium-term prediction models, with data from satellites and stations, provided clear indications of an extreme event days in advance. The problem was not the lack of technical tools, but the interpretation of the data and the activation of protocols. An effective system requires integrating those warnings into political decision-making platforms with predefined action thresholds, something that apparently did not work.
"Ostrich mode" activated: if you don't see the data, the data doesn't exist 馃Δ
It seems that the classic risk management strategy "Until the sole of my shoe gets wet, it's not raining" was applied. There were radars painting the entire coast red, but the maximum alert had to wait until the water came through the door. It is a textbook reactive approach: first the disaster, then the press conference. The technology gave the warning, but the protocol was in administrative silence.