by Samuel Bohnenblust | Feb 19, 2017
Glacier monitoring Weissmies Challenge The well-known summits of Fletschhorn (3993m), Lagginhorn (4010m) and Weissmies (4017m) are popular with tourists and mountaineers in the Swiss alps. The mountain ridge separates the Saas valley from the Simplon valley in the...
by Samuel Bohnenblust | Feb 7, 2017
Ground water monitoring, Handan, China Challenge Agriculture in the semi-arid lowlands of northern China is strongly dependent on ground water, and the combined effects of climate change and intense use have depleted the ground water storage and are threatening a...
by Samuel Bohnenblust | Feb 1, 2017
Avalanche alarm system Rigopiano, Italy Challenge On the afternoon of January 18, 2017 an avalanche occurred in the Gran Sasso mountains close to Rigopiano, province of Pescara in southern Italy’s Abruzzo region. The avalanche hit the hotel Rigopiano with 40...
by Mylène Jacquemart | Oct 27, 2016
Debris flow monitoring in Georgia Challenge On May 17, 2014 an ice avalanche coming off the Devdoraki Glacier on Mt. Kazbek (5033m) triggered an enormous debris flow with a volume of several million cubic meters (see location below). The debris covered the road that...
by Samuel Bohnenblust | Jul 19, 2016
Flood warning system Steinach Challenge Steinach creek originates in the hills above the town of St. Gallen, passes through town and then heads north where it flows into the Lake of Constance. During heavy rains, Steinach creek can swell up to a raging river, posing a...
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