The presenters will show you at the example of Blatten how a monitoring solution for a natural hazard can look like and what challenges we face.
Global warming and mountains of Nepal
If people are poor, they won’t be able to cope with climate change impacts, and if the country is poor, it won’t be able to help its people cope with that impact.” This is the situation of my country, Nepal. Nepal, nestled in the heart of the Himalayas, is renowned for its stunning mountain landscapes, it is home to eight of the fourteen tallest peaks in the world above 8000 meters, including the highest peak in the world, Mount Everest (8488 meters). The country is a paradise for mountaineers, trekkers, and nature enthusiasts, offering diverse opportunities for exploration and adventure, as well as being highly vulnerable to climate change in this region, as our country lies mostly within the fragile Himalayas. Glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, cloud forests are dying, and wildlife is scrambling to keep pace. It is observed in the form of increased frequency of natural disasters, rise in temperature and change in rainfall patterns, shifting of tree line, and unfavorable weather change phenomena. Climate change is a global challenge induced by humans that has no borders, and to combat it, it requires coordinated work by all of us.
Can indigenous territories and agroecology benefit from each other? Insights from the Bolivian Andes and beyond
How do indigenous territories and agroecology connect to each other in practice ? Networks are different but can be connected when agroecological principles are adapted to indigenous contexts.
Improved High-Resolution Precipitation Estimation in the Tropical Andes Using Remote Sensing and Vegetation Dynamics
Accurate estimation of precipitation in mountainous tropical regions remains a major challenge due to limited ground observations and complex topography. This study presents a methodology to generate high-resolution precipitation datasets for the Cordillera Blanca in the northern Peruvian Andes.
From Himalayas to Alps: Analyzing Patterns in Kedarnath, Chamoli, Dharali, and Blatten Disasters
Climate warming increases mountain hazards. Unstable slopes, heavy rain, and risky development fuel disasters. Monitoring, zoning, and early warnings can reduce losses and protect communities.
Granular flow modelling of the May 2025 Blatten, Switzerland Ice–Rock Avalanche
We performed post-analysis on the Blatten event by constraining numerical modeling results with the force-time function inverted from remote seismic stations as well as the DEM analysis on the final deposits.
Analysis of glacier behavior, runout dynamics, and event magnitude from orthophotos and DEM differencing
We have analyzed a number of digital elevation models (DEMs) and orthophotos to reconstruct the pre-event behavior of Birchglacier, the volumes that were involved in the catastrophic collapse, as well as the dynamics of the runout of the rock-ice avalanche.
Mountain disasters and local population: a dual monitoring approach.
Mountain disasters will become increasingly frequent. To assure the safety of the local population, a dual approach should be adopted: monitoring of the phenomena and the socio-economic fragilities.
On deep thermally induced stability changes in perennially frozen detachment zones of rock-ice avalanches: The 2025 Blatten event
Deep permafrost warming relates to weakening stability down to tens of meters depth