Permafrost in the High Mountains - Major Changes Inside the Mountains

Description

Permafrost exists in the Swiss Alps mostly hidden in scree slopes and steep rock walls above the tree line. When the permafrost warms, the amount of ice underground decreases and the amount of water increases, which can have far-reaching consequences.
This lecture shows how the invisible phenomenon inside our mountains can be measured, how it has changed over a quarter of a century - and finally, what this means and how it might continue.

Highlights

• Lecture by Jeannette Nötzli, WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research
• Topic: Changes in permafrost in the Swiss Alps
• Location: Vocational and Continuing Education Center Toggenburg, Wattwil

General Information

The lecture deals with the effects of warming permafrost in the Swiss Alps. Jeannette Nötzli explains how the invisible phenomenon is measured and what changes have been observed over the last 25 years.

Location

Bahnhofstrasse 29, 9630 Wattwil, Switzerland

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