Do you wonder what mechanism caused the massive rock avalanche at Piz Scerscen (Bernina, CH) in spring 2024 (link to DAV-report)?Read the paper: >here<. Felix Pfluger (TUM, funded by M³OCCA) and colleagues investigated glacier changes, conducted… [weiterlesen]

Charles Paull (MBARI) and Michael Angelopoulos collaborated on a News & Views article for Nature Geoscience, following their invitation to write a piece about the discovery of subsea permafrost in the Canadian subarctic off the coast of Labrador.… [weiterlesen]

Dr. Michael Angelopoulos joined the Technical University of Munich in March 2024 with a DFG Eigene Stelle project entitled “Saline Permafrost in Arctic Coastal Environments (SPACE).” Michael  is extremely interested in the effects of salt transport… [weiterlesen]

Using a combined approach of geophysical methods and geomorphological features we provide a summary classification of polycyclic reworking stages. We investigated the polycyclic behaviour of retrogressive thaw slumps as material is thermally and… [weiterlesen]

"As temperatures rise faster in the Alps than elsewhere, not only are glaciers shrinking, but the permafrost that held the rock together in the summit regions is disappearing. The result is massive rock falls and landslides. A journey to meet… [weiterlesen]

With more than 4 years of real-time monitoring data from the Hochvogel early warning system, we answer what controls the preconditioning of massive rock slope failures and what will most likely be the final trigger. By correlating slope displacements… [weiterlesen]

Every two years, the VAO Symposium facilitates the exchange of the latest research findings and future collaborative research pursuits among members and interested individuals. The symposium emphasizes productive interdisciplinary collaboration among… [weiterlesen]

The TUM Chair of Landslide Research was participating in the International Conference on Permafrost (ICOP2024) from June 16-20 in the lovely scenery of Canadian Whitehorse, Yukon. The conference focusses on the different aspects and research… [weiterlesen]

Global warming has a profound impact on the frequency and severity of natural hazards globally. This effect is particularly noticeable in the Alps, requiring new strategies for prevention and mitigation. The pressing issue of "Natural hazards in a… [weiterlesen]

The five fastest runners of the Landslider Team AlpHa Alphas reached a time of 1:56:02 over 5.5 km, being way faster than last year. The second team AlpHa Betas did an amazing job as well, with 2:16:00 being in the top 30! All results can be checked… [weiterlesen]