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Rethinking Policy On High Mountain Cascading Hazards
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-025-01834-w <-- shared technical correspondence
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https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2025/05/what-eth-glacier-researchers-know-about-the-collapse-of-the-birchgletscher-glacier.html <-- shared technical article, “What ETH glacier researchers know about the collapse of the Birch Glacier”
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Swaantje Güntzel Jul 28, 2025

Diasappearing glaciers and villages or The necessary adaptation of my concept after the village of Blatten was buried.

In my series ‘Crevasse’, which I have been working on since 2022, I usually remove glaciers from postcards and photos to show how big the void is that their melting leaves behind in the topography, but also in our collective memory. Since the collapse of the Birch Glacier in Switzerland, which buried the village of Blatten, everything has changed. I had to adapt my concept now that entire villages are disappearing: I am now also removing the village from the postcards.

[Swaantje Güntzel, Series "Crevasse" since 2022: 1) cropped postcard "Blatten"; 2) Pasterzengletscher (Grossglockner) / Austria, 1931, photograph cropped, 29.5 x 23.5 cm (framed); 3) Mer de Glace (Glacier Montanvert) / France, 1800, copperplate print, 30 x 34.5 cm (framed); 4) Pasterzengletscher (Grossglockner) / Austria, 1903 panoramic map cropped, 20 x 53 cm (framed)].

Fotos: Tobias Hübel, Swaantje Güntzel

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anlomedad Jul 12, 2025

Blatten got 119mm precipitation on April 16.
Nearby Grächen's
122mm ranked 3rd highest since 1861,
and came as 60 cm snow, ranking 8th since 1966.

The event is not mentioned as factor in accelerated Nesthorn / Birch glacier collapse, but why not – despite its significance – at least merits noting a reason, doesn't it?

Until I hear otherwise 😁, I am going to connect the event to the acceleration from May 14 onwards, and to the final collapse.
Data from:
https://www.meteoschweiz.admin.ch/service-und-publikationen/applikationen/ext/daten-ohne-programmierkenntnisse-herunterladen.html#lang=de&mdt=normal&pgid=&sid=JUN&col=ch.meteoschweiz.ogd-smn&di=daily&tr=recent&hdr=

#Blatten #KleinNesthorn #BirchGlacier #ClimateChange #HeavyRain #ExtremeWeather

Daten ohne Programmierkenntnisse herunterladen

Bodenmessdaten und homogene Messreihen der einzelnen Stationen mit erläuternden Metadaten ohne Programmierkenntnisse herunterladen.

MediaFaro Analysis Jun 4, 2025

Inside the Swiss valley partially swallowed by a glacier.

The dramatic collapse of Switzerland's Birch glacier wiped the village of Blatten off the map.

DW spoke to locals and experts about what happened and what comes next.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250603-inside-the-swiss-valley-partially-swallowed-by-a-glacier?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Switzerland #Landslide #Geology #Glacier #ClimateChange #Blatten #BirchGlacier

Inside the Swiss valley partially swallowed by a glacier.

The dramatic collapse of Switzerland's Birch glacier wiped the village of Blatten off the map. DW spoke to locals and experts about what happened and what comes next.

MediaFaro Analysis May 31, 2025

How does Switzerland predict landslides?

Switzerland is a success story in predicting landslides.

Government agencies there use a broad range of technologies and methods to assess risks that could threaten lives and property.

But more must be done to help the rest of the world prepare for these deadly, unpredictable disasters.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250530-how-does-switzerland-predict-landslides?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Switzerland #Landslides #Blatten #Geology #Alps #Glacier #BirchGlacier #Birch

How does Switzerland predict landslides?

Switzerland is a success story in predicting landslides. Government agencies there use a broad range of technologies and methods to assess risks that could threaten lives and property. But more …