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Avalanche defences for Flateyri, Iceland. From hazard evaluation to construction of defences.
Sigurdsson, Flosi; Tomasson, Gunnar G. (NGI Publication;203, Chapter, 1998)The village of Flateyri was hit by two major avalanches in 1995, with the latter one killing 20 of the 45 people caught in it. These, together with the catastrophic avalanche in the nearby Súôavík in January the same year, ... -
The avalanche situation in Neskaupstadur, Iceland : A preliminary defensive plan
Tomasson, Gunnar G.; Sigurdsson, Flosi; Rapin, François (NGI Publication;203, Chapter, 1998)The avalanche situation in the town of Neskaupstaôur is rather unique and in many respects more difficult than in any other place in Iceland. The avalanche risk is high in a large portion of the 2,7 km long residential ...