by SW | Oct 1, 2017 | Neuigkeiten |
Correct prediction of glacier collapse with radar measurements The Trift glacier above tourist village Saas Grund in the Swiss alps collapsed in the early morning of 10 September 2017 (Sky News, CTV News, Independent). Approximately 200,000 m³ of ice broke off the...
by Samuel Bohnenblust | Sep 6, 2017 | Neuigkeiten, Rock |
On 23 August 2017, a large rockfall occurred at Pizzo Cengalo in the Bregaglia region at the Swiss-Italian Border. Around 3 million m³ of rock broke off the unstable North face of the mountain and formed a large debris flow that reached the riverside village of Bondo...
by SW | Aug 8, 2017 | Neuigkeiten |
Scientific article on ice avalanches at Eiger glacier The article published in the journal Cold Regions Science and Technology describes the avalanche and glaciological situation at the hanging glacier on the Eiger west face in the Swiss Alps, the gateway to a major...
by SW | May 29, 2017 | Neuigkeiten |
Geopraevent participated in the 6th Interdisciplinary workshop on rockfall protection from 22 – 24 May 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. RocExs is the international network of rockfall experts and brings together scientists, engineers, practitioners, decision makers and...
by SW | May 1, 2017 | Neuigkeiten |
Our latest addition to monitoring technologies is the novel high-definition (HD) camera with increased sensitivity and a resolution of more than 40 megapixels. The high-quality images allow for deformation analysis of the monitored hazard zone, for example a glacier....
by Samuel Bohnenblust | Mar 21, 2017 | Neuigkeiten, News |
Early Warning: Alarm or Warning System? Climate change affects natural hazards and will cause more frequent and severe natural disasters in the future (SwissRe, 2014). Alpine regions are expected to face an increase in permafrost melting, floods, debris flows,...
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