Avalanches in the context of climate change in the northern regions: Avalanche Protection - Visions

Abstract

Avalanches have caused more than 1500 deaths the past 150 years in Norway. Development in rural areas make us more vulnerable to geohazards. Climatic warming with increased frequency and strength of extreme weather events in the next 50 to 100 years may lead to an increase in the frequency of geohazard events...