Hazardous events in mountainous regions encompass a wide range of natural and human-induced phenomena. Avalanches, landslides, rockfalls, glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), volcanic eruptions, and severe weather events such as blizzards and... Read more »
Catastrophic events in mountainous regions encompass a range of hazards, including avalanches, landslides, volcanic eruptions, and glacial lake outburst floods. These events can be triggered by natural phenomena such as earthquakes, heavy... Read more »
The December 2005 breach of the upper reservoir at the Taum Sauk pumped storage plant in Reynolds County, Missouri, resulted in a catastrophic release of 1.3 billion gallons of water. This event... Read more »
The incident, often referred to as the deadliest mountain-climbing tragedy in history, involved the Imperial Japanese Army’s Eighth Division during a winter training exercise in the Hakkoda Mountains of Aomori Prefecture, Japan,... Read more »