The December 2008 Crammont rock avalanche, Mont Blanc massif area, Italy

We describe a 0.5 Mm 3 rock avalanche that occurred in 2008 in the western Alps and discuss possible roles of controlling factors in the context of current climate change. The source is located between 2410 m and 2653 m a.s.l. on Mont Crammont and is controlled by a densely fractured rock structure....

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Main Authors: P. Deline, W. Alberto, M. Broccolato, O. Hungr, J. Noetzli, L. Ravanel, A. Tamburini
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011
Subjects:
Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
TD1-1066
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation
G
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Geology
QE1-996.5
Mont Blanc
permafrost
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-11-3307-2011
https://doaj.org/article/6ca4dfe5325b44de9769a3c16471f971

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