Rockslide at Blatten and Collapse of Birch Glacier

Name: Rockslide at Blatten and Collapse of Birch Glacier
Start: 2026-12-14T17:15:00.000Z
End: 2026-12-14T18:15:00.000Z
Location: ETH Zürich, Hauptgebäude

Lecture on the Blatten rockslide: chronology, natural hazards and current reconstruction projects.

Date

Monday 14 December

18:15 – 19:15

Venue

ETH Zürich, Hauptgebäude

Rämistrasse 101, Zürich · Kreis 1

ETH/Universitätsspital · Tram 6, 9, 10

Price

Free

Language

German

About

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A lecture by the Geological Society of Zurich on the Blatten disaster and the collapse of Birch Glacier. The talk covers the chronology of events, challenges in managing natural hazards, and the current status of partial reconstruction projects including the cantonal road, cable car and flood management. Possible causes of the rockslide are also discussed. The lecture is held in German.

Organiser · ETH Zürich

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Rockslide at Blatten and Collapse of Birch Glacier

Lecture on the Blatten rockslide: chronology, natural hazards and current reconstruction projects.

Date

Monday 14 December

18:15 – 19:15

Venue

ETH Zürich, Hauptgebäude

Rämistrasse 101, Zürich · Kreis 1

ETH/Universitätsspital · Tram 6, 9, 10

Price

Free

Language

German

About

Auto-translated from German

Organiser · ETH Zürich

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