Origin of the outburst flood from Glacier de Tête Rousse in 1892 (Mont Blanc area, France)
International audience Extensive field measurements and historical data have been used to re-analyse the cause of the outburst flood from Glacier de Tête Rousse that devastated the village of Saint-Gervais-Le Fayet, French Alps in 1892, causing 175 fatalities. The origin of this disaster was the rup...
Published in: | Journal of Glaciology |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2010
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Online Access: | https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-00562453 https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-00562453/document https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-00562453/file/origin-of-the-outburst-flood-from-glacier-de-tete-rousse-in-1892-mont-blanc-area-france.pdf https://doi.org/10.3189/002214310793146188 |