Climate change impacts on snow avalanche activity and related risks
In the rapidly evolving mountain cryosphere, snow avalanches threaten livelihoods,
settlements and infrastructure. In this Review, we analyse past and projected impacts of …
settlements and infrastructure. In this Review, we analyse past and projected impacts of …
[HTML][HTML] Identifying and interpreting regional signals in tree-ring based reconstructions of snow avalanche activity in the Goms valley (Swiss Alps)
A Favillier, S Guillet, J Lopez-Saez, F Giacona… - Quaternary Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the purposes of dendrogeomorphic studies is to provide long and continuous
reconstructions of mass movements and to detect climate-induced trends in process activity …
reconstructions of mass movements and to detect climate-induced trends in process activity …
SDGs at the halfway point: How the 17 global goals address risks and wicked problems
In 2015, all 193 member states of the United Nations (UN) agreed on the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development. An ambitious, all-encompassing, global agreement addressing a …
Sustainable Development. An ambitious, all-encompassing, global agreement addressing a …
[HTML][HTML] Combining modelled snowpack stability with machine learning to predict avalanche activity
L Viallon-Galinier, P Hagenmuller, N Eckert - The Cryosphere, 2023 - tc.copernicus.org
Predicting avalanche activity from meteorological and snow cover simulations is critical in
mountainous areas to support operational forecasting. Several numerical and statistical …
mountainous areas to support operational forecasting. Several numerical and statistical …
Holistic rockfall risk assessment in high mountain areas affected by seismic activity: Application to the Uspallata valley, Central Andes, Chile
Over large regions exposed to natural disasters, cascading effects resulting from complex or
concatenated natural processes may represent a large portion of total risk. Populated high …
concatenated natural processes may represent a large portion of total risk. Populated high …
Comparison of two 2-D numerical models for snow avalanche simulation
M Martini, T Baggio, V D'Agostino - Science of the total environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Snow avalanches are gravitational processes characterised by the rapid movement of a
snow mass, threatening inhabitants and damaging infrastructure in mountain areas. Such …
snow mass, threatening inhabitants and damaging infrastructure in mountain areas. Such …
Combining snow physics and machine learning to predict avalanche activity: does it help?
L Viallon-Galinier, P Hagenmuller… - The Cryosphere …, 2022 - tc.copernicus.org
Predicting avalanche activity from meteorological and snow cover simulations is critical in
mountainous areas to support operational forecasting. Several numerical and statistical …
mountainous areas to support operational forecasting. Several numerical and statistical …
[HTML][HTML] Risk governance of climate-related hazards in Longyearbyen, Svalbard: A review of risk governance approaches and knowledge gaps
S Johannessen, H Hancock, S Wickström… - Climate Risk …, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate-related risks pose challenges to communities globally as changing climatic
conditions alter the patterns of natural hazards which threaten human lives and …
conditions alter the patterns of natural hazards which threaten human lives and …
[HTML][HTML] Development and evaluation of a method to identify potential release areas of snow avalanches based on watershed delineation
Snow avalanches are a prevalent threat in mountain territories. Large-scale mapping of
avalanche-prone terrain is a prerequisite for land-use planning where historical information …
avalanche-prone terrain is a prerequisite for land-use planning where historical information …
Hazard zone conflicts in the avalanche capital: Stress points for avalanche and landslide mitigation in Juneau, Alaska
Scientific research on mountain hazards has rapidly expanded knowledge of how and when
snow avalanches and landslides can occur. Yet mass wasting events continue to produce …
snow avalanches and landslides can occur. Yet mass wasting events continue to produce …