1997 Brenva Glacier avalanche
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The 1997 Brenva Glacier avalanche was a massive ice and rock slide on the Italian side of Mont Blanc that swept down the Brenva Glacier, causing significant destruction and highlighting the hazards of glacial instability in the Alps.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
avalanche
ⓘ
glacial icefall ⓘ natural disaster ⓘ |
| cause |
glacial instability
ⓘ
ice and rock collapse ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| effect |
damage to Brenva Glacier
ⓘ
destruction of glacier surface ⓘ highlighted hazards of glacial instability in the Alps ⓘ landscape modification ⓘ |
| geologicalContext | Alpine glacial environment ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
ice
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| location |
Aosta Valley
NERFINISHED
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Brenva Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian side of Mont Blanc ⓘ Mont Blanc massif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| naturalHazardType | glacial avalanche ⓘ |
| notableFor |
impact on hazard assessment in the Mont Blanc area
ⓘ
scale of ice and rock slide ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mont Blanc group of avalanches
ⓘ
history of natural disasters in the Alps ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Brenva Glacier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mont Blanc NERFINISHED ⓘ glacial hazards ⓘ rock-ice avalanches ⓘ |
| riskHighlighted |
danger to infrastructure in Alpine valleys
ⓘ
risk from unstable hanging glaciers ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
glaciology
ⓘ
natural hazard research ⓘ |
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