The Taconnaz Rockfall (Mont-Blanc Massif, European Alps) of November 2018: A Complex and At-Risk Rockwall-Glacier-Torrent Morphodynamic Continuum

• Published in: Applied Sciences
• Main Authors: Ludovic Ravanel, Pierre-Allain Duvillard, Laurent Astrade, Thierry Faug, Philip Deline, Johan Berthet, Maëva Cathala, Florence Magnin, Alexandre Baratier, Xavier Bodin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2023
• Subjects: rockfall; glacier; permafrost; torrent; natural hazard; Mont-Blanc massif; Technology; T; Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TA1-2040; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Physics; QC1-999; Chemistry; QD1-999; Mont Blanc; Ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/app13179716; https://doaj.org/article/9927062cb3504c0184f7697cd7d1d603

The glacial and torrential basin of Taconnaz (Mont-Blanc massif, France) dominates the Chamonix valley. It is one of the major paths for snow avalanches in the Alps, often triggered by serac falls from the Taconnaz glacier. On 24 November 2018, the basin’s multi-risk nature was further accentuated b...