From the top of a small gully in the French Alps, a 472 kg block is launched into the chasm. Every detail of it’s trajectory down the slope is scrutinised by two cameras and a network of seismometers. They zealously record every bounce, scrape and tumble – precious data in the quest to better understand landslides. What makes landslides tick? In 2016, fatalities caused by landslides tipped 2 ...[Read More]
GeoSciences Column: Can seismic signals help understand landslides and rockfalls?
Landslide Gschliefgraben . Credit: Robert Supper (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu).