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Management of Natural Hazards

Natural hazards, such as avalanches, rockfall and debris flow, can cause substantial damage in Switzerland. Research at WSL helps to protect people from such hazards. WSL has established several unique experimental stations to find out more about the processes involved in avalanches, rockfall and debris flow in order to improve protection measures and warning systems when such events occur.

New publication

Graf, C. (Red.), 2013:

Mattertal - ein Tal in Bewegung. Publikation zur Jahrestagung der Schweizerischen Geomorphologischen Gesellschaft 29. Juni - 1. Juli 2011, St. Niklaus.

Birmensdorf, Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL. 164 S.

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In focus

Spatial variability

What is concealed beneath the white snow surface? SLF scientists measure the properties of the snowpack in several places in order to investigate its spatial variability and the impact of this variability on snowpack stability. The purpose of this research is to eventually improve the description of local differences in the avalanche bulletin in the future.

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