by Aline Grötsch | May 29, 2026
Monitoring Kleines Nesthorn, Lötschental Situation One year ago, on May 28, 2025, a series of processes led to the burial of the village of Blatten in the Lötschental valley (Canton of Valais, Switzerland). The event was triggered by the collapse of part of the...
by Aline Grötsch | Apr 24, 2026
GLOF Monitoring Systems in Sikkim, India Situation High‑mountain regions worldwide are increasingly affected by Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs)—sudden and destructive floods caused by the failure of natural dams holding back glacial lakes. As glaciers retreat due...
by Aline Grötsch | Sep 1, 2025
Monitoring of a landslide prone slopes in the Karratfjord, West Greenland Challenge The risk of landslides and rock avalanches is increasing in the Arctic with climate change. In some cases, the landslides are large enough to generate tsunami waves devastating nearby...
by Maxence Carrel | Feb 21, 2023
Optical snow level monitoring in avalanche paths in Saxon Challenge The Pierre Avoi is an imposing rock face culminating at 2470 m a.s.l. and which towers above the Rhone Valley, between the commune of Saxon and the ski resort of Verbier. In summer as well as in...
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