An extreme event between The Little Ice Age and the 20th century: the snow avalanche cycle of 1888 in the Asturian Massif (Northern Spain)

• Main Authors: García Hernández, Cristina, Ruiz Fernández, Jesús, Sánchez Posada, C., Pereira Paulo, Susana, Oliva, Marc
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: avalanche cycle; climate extremes; great blizzard; Little Ice Age; orographic precipitation; Cantabrian Mountains; episodio de avalanchas; extremos climáticos; gran nevada; Pequeña Edad de Hielo; precipitación orográfica Cordillera Cantábrica; Hielo; Pequeña; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=6329399

Between the late Little Ice Age (LIA) cold stage and the early 20th century warmer scenario, a transitional regime characterized by an unstable climatic pattern generated a series of climate extremes affecting mid-latitude mountainous areas, as the Asturian Massif. There, the 1888 snow avalanche cyc...