Geology, glacier retreat and permafrost degradation as controlling factors of slope instabilities in a high-mountain rock wall: the Monte Rosa east face

• Published in: Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
• Main Authors: Fischer, L., Kääb, A., Huggel, C., Noetzli, J.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Monte Rosa; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-6-761-2006; https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/6/761/2006/

The Monte Rosa east face, Italian Alps, is one of the highest flanks in the Alps (2200–4500 m a.s.l.). Steep hanging glaciers and permafrost cover large parts of the wall. Since the end of the Little Ice Age (about 1850), the hanging glaciers and firn fields have retreated continuously. During recen...