NOAA reports that August 2014 was the hottest since records began. Long periods of exceptionally high temperatures in California and Finland this summer have been associated with the formation of large ‘exfoliation’ or ‘sheeting’ fractures in bedrock… [weiterlesen]

The 8th I.A.G./A.I.G. working group SEDIBUD met at the Umweltforschungsstation Schneefernerhaus for a series of discussions and field excursion to the Reintal. The working group included researchers from a number of countries including Germany, USA,… [weiterlesen]

The Turtmann Talks are an annual workshop for geomorphologists working in alpine regions. The workshop is organised by members of the Geomorphological and Environmental Research Group at the Universität Bonn, and this year included members from the… [weiterlesen]

Two very large rockfalls in 1991 left an almost 1,000 m high cliff on the western side of the Matter Valley in Southern Switzerland. The valley is one of the most travelled in the Alps as it serves as access to the town of Zermatt and the skifields… [weiterlesen]

Eleven students from Engineering Geology and Environmental Engineering MSc programs joined Kerry Leith for an excursion to study various aspects of construction and hazard assessment in Alpine regions. The trip included visits to a range of… [weiterlesen]

The development of a landslide-dammed lake following the Badakshan tragedy in northern Afghanistan posed a difficult challenge to the already devastated community. The initial landslide events killed more than 350 people, and blocked the main river -… [weiterlesen]

We would like to invite you to this year's 7th AK Permafrost Meeting, from the 24 - 26.10.14 in Wartaweil at the Ammersee (30 minutes from Munich). We will hold a 2-day excursion to the Zugspitze immediately prior to the conference (23 - 24.10). … [weiterlesen]

The landslide mapping course is provided by the Landslide Research group, and introduces students to geological and geomorphic mapping techniques relevant to landslide hazard identification and civil construction. This year 21 students participated… [weiterlesen]

Miloš' PhD thesis defended last year was regarding landslide susceptibility assessment and his latest project at Belgrade University (Serbia) involves GNSS and LiDAR landslide monitoring. As a Technical University Foundation Fellowship (TUFF) grant… [weiterlesen]

Heavy precipitation (over 200 mm in 3 days) caused by cyclone Tamara as it passed through Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia late last month caused unprecedented debris and earth flows in these areas. Entire sections of villages and smaller… [weiterlesen]