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 | Jun 24, 2016
Flood warning Zulg Challenge The 23 km long Zulg river drains a total of 89 km² of the Swiss Prealps near the municipality of Steffisburg in the canton of Bern. In the Zulg catchment, heavy local precipitation is not uncommon, leading to a fast reaction of the water...
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