A gradual reduction in the stability of steep bedrock slopes is recognized as one potential
impact of warming in high mountain regions. Recently, consideration has turned to the …

The number of large slope failures in some high-mountain regions such as the European
Alps has increased during the past two to three decades. There is concern that recent …

Kellerer‐Pirklbauer, A., Lieb, GK, Avian, M. and Carrivick, J., 2012. Climate change and rock
fall events in high mountain areas: numerous and extensive rock falls in 2007 at Mittlerer …

Rockfall in high-mountain regions is thought to be changing due to accelerating climate
warming and permafrost degradation, possibly resulting in enhanced activity and larger …

Rockfalls fundamentally affect the morphodynamics of high mountain rockwalls, and
represent a great danger for both people and infrastructures, but still are poorly known. By …

Exceptional rockfall occurred throughout the Alps during the unusually hot summer of 2003.
It is likely related to the fast thermal reaction of the subsurface of steep rock slopes and a …

The study of rockfall (volume> 100 m 3) in high mountains is essential to understand
landscape evolution and to evaluate natural hazard. The number of rockfalls seems actually …

The ongoing debate about the effects of changes in the high-mountain cryosphere on
rockfalls and rock avalanches suggests a need for more knowledge about characteristics …

Climate change is seriously affecting the cryosphere in terms, for example, of permafrost
thaw, alteration of rain∕ snow ratio, and glacier shrinkage. There is concern about the …

This paper describes recent exceptional slope failures in high-mountain, glacial
environments: the 2002 Kolka–Karmadon rock–ice avalanche in the Caucasus, a series of …