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

• 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: geo; envir; Mont Blanc; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-11-3307-2011; http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/11/3307/2011/nhess-11-3307-2011.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/6ca4dfe5325b44de9769a3c16471f971

We describe a 0.5 Mm3 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....