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Switzerland

The highly mobile boulders at Ticino in Switzerland.
Posted inThe Landslide Blog

Spectacular bouncing boulders in Ticino, Switzerland

by Dave Petley 21 September 202321 September 2023

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Highly mobile boulders are one of the most extraordinary and hazardous landslide phenomena. In recent years, mobile phone footage has captured a number of these events, such as the famous boulder at […]

Photo of monitoring station in a river and map of study area with mass of bedload transport.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Seismometers Listening at Rivers to Measure Sediment Transport

by Odin Marc 8 September 20236 September 2023

Bedload sediment, transported throughout an alpine catchment by a flood, was remotely tracked in detail by analyzing the ground vibrations recorded by a network of 24 seismic sensors.

Posted inThe Landslide Blog

Bisisthal: a one million tonne rock slope collapse in Switzerland

by Dave Petley 2 August 20237 August 2023

On 30 July 2023 a one million tonne rock slope collapse occurred close to Bisisthal in Switzerland. It was captured on video.

A tree-lined valley in Switzerland with a deep channel cutting through the beige ground.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Scientists Just Measured a Debris Flow in Unprecedented Detail

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 13 March 202313 March 2023

This research team used a laser sensor originally designed for autonomous vehicles to track debris flow surges.

The laser device sits on top of Mount Säntis, shooting a green laser into a cloudy sky.
Posted inNews

How to Bend Lightning with a Laser Beam

by Bill Morris 24 February 202324 February 2023

For the first time, scientists have redirected lightning using a laser beam. And that’s just the start of what’s possible.

Aerial view of an ice stupa in Ladakh, India.
Posted inNews

Ice Towers May Hold Promise—and Water—for Some Cold, Dry Places

by Carolyn Wilke 1 April 20221 April 2022

A new study that cues into the formation of ice cones for storing glacial meltwater reveals how the structures can be built more efficiently and which climatic conditions work best.

Researchers installing the reference station in a glacier forefield at the foot of the Matterhorn
Posted inNews

Mountains Sway to the Seismic Song of Earth

Richard Sima, freelance science writer by Richard J. Sima 1 February 202227 March 2023

The Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps is in constant motion, gently swaying back and forth about once every 2 seconds.

The Bas Glacier d’Arolla in Valais, Switzerland
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Decadal Changes in Glacial Discharge in the High Alps

by Terri Cook 12 April 20199 February 2023

A new statistical analysis of daily, glacial runoff cycles offers a unique way of examining how Alpine glaciers have responded since the onset of rapid regional warming in the 1980s.

The amphitheater of the ancient Roman city of Aventicum, in the Swiss town of Avenches
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Ancient Romans Polluted Their Lakes Just Like We Do Today

Lucas Joel by L. Joel 28 November 20182 November 2021

Sediments from a lake in Switzerland reveal that ancient Romans triggered dead zones caused by the runoff of nutrients. Sound familiar?

Researchers use radar imaging to examine how snow temperature influences avalanche behavior
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Peering Beneath the Powder: Using Radar to Understand Avalanches

by Terri Cook 6 April 201831 March 2023

High-resolution radar images from Switzerland’s experimental test site show that snow temperature is a key factor in classifying avalanche behavior.

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