The impact of ground-ice thaw on landslide geomorphology and dynamics: two case studies in northern Iceland

• Published in: Landslides
• Main Authors: Morino, Costanza, Conway, Susan J., Balme, Matthew R., Helgason, Jón Kristinn, Sæmundsson, Þorsteinn, Jordan, Colm, Hillier, John, Argles, Tom
• Other Authors: Natural Environment Research Council, British Geological Survey University Funding Initiative Studentship, Agence Nationale de la Recherche, Région Pays de la Loire, project GeoPlaNet
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2021
• Subjects: Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology; Árnesfjall; Ice; Iceland; permafrost
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10346-021-01661-1; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10346-021-01661-1.pdf; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10346-021-01661-1/fulltext.html

Abstract As consequence of ongoing climate change, permafrost degradation is thought to be increasingly affecting slope stability in periglacial environments. This is of growing concern in Iceland, where in the last decade, permafrost degradation has been identified among the triggering factors of l...