The impact of ground-ice thaw on landslide geomorphology and dynamics: two case studies in northern Iceland

• Published in: Landslides
• Main Authors: Morino, Costanza, Conway, Susan J., Balme, Matthew R., Helgason, Jón Kristinn, Sæmundsson, Þorsteinn, Jordan, Colm, Hillier, John, Argles, Thomas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Árnesfjall; Ice; Iceland; permafrost
• Online Access: https://oro.open.ac.uk/76399/; https://oro.open.ac.uk/76399/1/Morino2021_Article_TheImpactOfGround-iceThawOnLan.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10346-021-01661-1

As consequence of ongoing climate change, permafrost degradation is thought to be increasingly affecting slope stability in periglacial environments. This is of growing concern in Iceland, where in the last decade, permafrost degradation has been identified among the triggering factors of landslides...