by SW | Feb 22, 2019 | Eis und Schnee, Neuigkeiten |
On 22 February 1999 at 5 PM a gigantic powder avalanche descended near Blatten, Switzerland. The width of the so-called “ridge avalanche” was 3.5 km with a slab thickness of 3 to 8 m (P. Schwitter & L. Stoffel, ISSW 2009 in German). The avalanche...
by SW | Feb 12, 2019 | Eis und Schnee, Neuigkeiten |
In natural hazards, the implementation of alarm systems with automatic road or rail closures requires the consideration of a number of important aspects. The aim is to keep closing times of transport routes as short as possible while at the same time ensuring safety...
by SW | Jan 25, 2019 | Eis und Schnee, Neuigkeiten |
Winter is only halfway through and our avalanche radars in the northern hemisphere have already detected over 400 avalanches! The heavy snowfalls in the first half of January caused many spontaneous and artificially triggered avalanches in the Alps. But also in...
by SW | Aug 5, 2018 | Eis und Schnee, Neuigkeiten, Wasser |
The glacial lake Faverge on Plaine Morte glacier in the Swiss Alps drained again. On 27 July 2018, 12 PM, our monitoring system detected a drop in the lake level, which had continuously risen to 17 m over the previous two months. The critical level difference was...
by SW | Jul 4, 2018 | Eis und Schnee, Neuigkeiten |
The third winter of avalanche radar operation for avalanche detection in Zermatt was an extraordinary one with record-breaking snowfalls and extreme avalanche situations. The two avalanche radars counted a total of 244 avalanches in the Lüegetli and Schusslobina...
by Samuel Bohnenblust | Jan 26, 2017 | Eis und Schnee |
Geopraevent installed an avalanche radar above the hotel Rigopiano on Gran Sasso in Southern Italy’s Abruzzo region. The system monitors the avalanche area, detects potential follow-up avalanches and alerts rescue workers on site. Learn more about the avalanche...
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