Extreme precipitations make proglacial areas very sensitive to extreme transport events, which may have important consequences for cascading events in the lower valley sectors.
Rain-on-snow (ROS) in the Southern Alps of New Zealand: Observations, characteristics and forecasting
This study analyses rain-on-snow events in New Zealand’s Southern Alps, their seasonal characteristics, and forecasting implications for improved river flow predictions and alpine hazard assessments.
Recovery of the forest’s protective effect after stand-replacing wind disturbances
A large-scale analysis of windthrow areas in protective forests reveals new insights on the recovery of their protective effect up to 30 years after stand-replacing wind disturbances.
Snow-eater heatwaves of western North America
Snow-eater heatwaves have been less studied than rain-on-snow events, yet have the potential to increase in area, duration, frequency, and/or intensity in a rapidly changing climate.
Using digital technologies for the International Year of Glacier’s Preservation: The Glaciar app.
We are currently developing an app for the International Year of Glacier’s Preservation, that focuses on a citizen science approach to monitoring of climate change in glaciers and mountain areas.
From cold to warm: Insights into snow avalanche flow regimes in the Southern Alps of New Zealand
Snow avalanche observations from New Zealand detail rapid transitions to warm, wet flows. Flow regimes offer insights for hazard mitigation and protection amid increasingly dense, dynamic conditions.
How are scientific knowledge and risk management of glacial and periglacial processes influenced by Alpine catastrophic events ?
An Alpine-scale database on major mass movements of glacial and periglacial origin that have required advanced scientific knowledge and/or risk management.
Complex spatial distribution and control of seismic landslides on the Tibetan Plateau
Spatial distribution and control of seismic landslides on the Tibetan Plateau
Natural hazard management in the Hindu Kush-Karakoram region: A historical early warning system for glacial lake outbursts
The study presents a historical long-distance communication system based on beacon fires in one of the most dynamic and rugged mountain ranges of the world, the Hindu Kush– Karakoram–Himalayas.