%0 Journal Article %T Problem¨¢tica jur¨ªdica en torno al elemento extra£¿o a ra¨ªz de las lluvias excesivas:: An¨¢lisis comparativo de la jurisprudencia civil de la Corte Suprema de Justicia colombiana y el Tribunal Supremo Espa£¿ol* %A Ariza Fortich %A Alma %J Revista de Derecho %D 2012 %I Universidad del Norte %X the climate change has affected the earth in different ways. frequents rain and floods are just one of them, and have caused damages in goods and lives. this document studies the water manage and the responsibility with a comparative method. thus, comparing the decision of the colombia and spain supreme court, this text concludes that the prevention and the control of the activity determine the criteria to identify who is liable of water damage. %K responsibility %K exoneration causes %K strange element %K rainy damages. %U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0121-86972012000100013&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en