Climate change driving greater slope instability in the Central Andes

• Main Authors: Moreiras, Stella Maris, Vergara Dal Pont, Iván Pablo
• Other Authors: Mikos, Matjaz, Vilímek, Vít, Sassa, Kyoji, Yueping Yin
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: Global warming; 0º Isotherm; Permafrost degradation; Above mean rainfall; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentino; Argentina; Pablo; Stella; permafrost
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/99180

Global climate change linked to meso-scale environment modifications such as regional above average precipitations, stronger El Niño-ENSO warm phase, global warming,permafrost degradation, and glacier retreatment could promote slope instability. However,which of these mechanisms is leading landslide...