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Climatic, lithologic and topographic control on alpine rock fracturing and talus evolution

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Volume 51, Issue 6, June 2026.
Investigating Holocene rockwall–talus systems in an Alpine valley revealed that lithologic and topographic conditions in concert with climatic‐driven stresses and time since deglaciation result in rockwall fracture patterns that control rockfall size, erosion rates and the characteristics and evolution of talus.
Daniel Draebing, Sterre A. M. Brouns, Steven A. Binnie, Tjalling de Haas, Samuel T. McColl   +4 more
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The Performance Gains of Assimilating Limited Information Into a Fully Distributed Snowpack Model Depend on Model Complexity and Input Data Quality

Water Resources Research
Estimating snowpack conditions in mountainous regions is critical for water resource management, flood forecasting, and avalanche hazard mitigation. However, most snowpack observations lack either spatial or temporal resolution, while estimates from ...
Moritz Oberrauch, Bertrand Cluzet, Jan Magnusson, Tobias Jonas   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Snow fracture in relation to slab avalanche release: critical state for the onset of crack propagation [PDF]

The Cryosphere, 2017
The failure of a weak snow layer buried below cohesive slab layers is a necessary, but insufficient, condition for the release of a dry-snow slab avalanche.
J. Gaume, A. van Herwijnen, G. Chambon, N. Wever, J. Schweizer   +4 more
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Modelling Storage‐Discharge Relationships in an Alpine Basin in the Canadian Rockies

Hydrological Processes, Volume 40, Issue 6, June 2026.
CRHM was used to model storage‐discharge relationships for Fortress Mountain Research Basin, an alpine basin in the Canadian Rockies. The model showed reasonable predictions of snow accumulation, snowmelt, liquid soil moisture, and streamflow, and nonlinear and hysteretic storage‐discharge relationships for this alpine basin.
Xing Fang, John W. Pomeroy
wiley   +1 more source

Multidisciplinary analysis of the deadly snow avalanche of 18 January 2017 at Rigopiano (Central Italy)

, 2021
On January 2017, a snow avalanche devastated a Resort-hotel in the municipality of Rigopiano in Abruzzo (Central Italy), unfortunately killing 29 people.
Braun, Thomas, Bartelt, Perry, Famiani, Daniela, Wassermann, Joachim, Frigo, Barbara, Chiaia, Bernardino   +5 more
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Estimating the effective elastic modulus and specific fracture energy of snowpack layers from field experiments

Journal of Glaciology, 2016
Measurements of the mechanical properties of snow are essential for improving our understanding and the prediction of snow failure and hence avalanche release. We performed fracture mechanical experiments in which a crack was initiated by a saw in a weak
ALEC VAN HERWIJNEN, JOHAN GAUME, EDWARD H. BAIR, BENJAMIN REUTER, KARL W. BIRKELAND, JÜRG SCHWEIZER   +5 more
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Loess Studies in Aotearoa New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, Volume 69, Issue 2, June 2026.
Loess in Aotearoa New Zealand (ANZ) has been studied since its first documented recognition (on Banks Peninsula) in 1878 by Julius von Haast. A decade later, John Hardcastle revealed that southern ANZ loess was both glacial in origin and contained signals of past climates.
Brent V. Alloway, David J. Lowe, Bradley J. Pillans, Peter C. Almond, Alan S. Palmer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regulatory Framework and Public Policies for Sustainability in the Construction Sector

Sustainable Development, Volume 34, Issue 3, Page 3229-3248, June 2026.
ABSTRACT This study analyzes the role of public policies in promoting socially responsible practices in the construction sector, with a particular focus on their contribution to climate neutrality and the decarbonization of the building stock. European agreements exert increasing pressure to transform the construction sector, reinforcing the transition
Olga González‐Morales, Marta Mª. Domínguez‐Herrera, Rocío Peña‐Vázquez, Lilia Clara Alonso Gutiérrez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving Fully Distributed Snowpack Simulations by Mapping Perturbations of Meteorological Forcings Inferred From Particle Filter Assimilation of Snow Monitoring Data

Water Resources Research
Snow plays a crucial role in the water balance of mountainous regions by affecting the timing and magnitude of runoff and, thus, water availability and flood hazards.
Moritz Oberrauch, Bertrand Cluzet, Jan Magnusson, Tobias Jonas   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Abundance, trends, and challenges facing mountain goats throughout their North American distribution

Wildlife Society Bulletin, Volume 50, Issue 2, June 2026.
Our survey of states and provinces revealed that 13% of native mountain goat populations increased during the past 10 years, whereas 38% declined. For introduced populations, increases were roughly equal to declines. Rates of change were positively associated with being introduced or pioneering, and negatively associated with heavy snow, and, to a ...
Rich Harris, Steve Bethune, Mark Biel, Roy Churchwell, Julie Cunningham, Rob Found, Tabitha Graves, Anne Hubbs, Tyler Jessen, Bill Jex, Joshua Kirk, Meghan Larivee, Chadwick Lehman, Brian MacBeth, Hollie Miyasaki, Tony W. Mong, William Moore, Susan Oehlers, Todd Rinaldi, Kristin Rine, Rusty Robinson, Zach Robinson, Jennifer Sevigny, Michael Sevigny, Kyle Smith, David Vales, Kevin White, Don Whittaker, Carmen Wong, Travis Wyman   +29 more
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