[German version below] On Tuesday, September 22, a rock slope failure occurred on the Tyrolean north face of the Zugspitze. The TUM Landslide Group set out to investigate the event using seismic data analysis, UAV-based photogrammetry, and… [read more]

Michael Angelopoulos was awarded a Helmholtz Investigator Group grant, which is expected to begin in March 2027. Hydrogeological Systems of Arctic Permafrost in Transition: Into Unfrozen Reservoirs and Networks (SATURN) will investigate unfrozen… [read more]

Our study investigates how saline permafrost and complex local geology influence the behavior and morphology of retrogressive thaw slumps – slope failures in permafrost that occur when ice-rich sediments or massive ground ice are exposed. We focused… [read more]

Our new study explores thermo-hydro-mechanical feedback mechanisms, demonstrating their efficacy in preparing permafrost rock slope failures. Ice aprons (thin, non-flowing surface ice typically found in steep slopes above a cirque glacier) are… [read more]

In mid-August, a team of scientists led by Sophia Gahr, successfully installed an automated water sampler and new measurement sensors in the Reintal valley, downstream from the source of the Partnach. The water samples will be analyzed for their… [read more]

Finally, our study where we quantified the effective reliability of geotechnical high-alpine real-time monitoring systems based on 70 months of monitoring data from the Hochvogel summit has been published as part of the special issue “New Advances in… [read more]

At the end of June, Simon attended the FAU Erlangen kick-off meeting for the 4-year Phase 2 of the M³OCCA Graduate School. This graduate program brings together nine PhD candidates who are working on the advancement of technologies and geophysical… [read more]

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

Debris-flow erosivity is a key control on runout length and impact but remains poorly understood, limiting predictive modelling for hazard mitigation. Most existing models assume constant erosivity along the channel. We evaluated debris-flow… [read more]

Thanks to a grant by the Bavarian Research Alliance  (BayFOR, Grant program BayIntAn), Michael and Saskia spent two weeks at the Geocryolab at the University of Montreal (UdeM), led by Prof. Daniel Fortier. They enjoyed deep scientific discussions… [read more]