@tagesschau: Landslide in the canton of Valais in Switzerland

4-6-Geomorphologie
Schafbärg (3.240 m) und Kleines Nesthorn (3.336 m)
Schafbärg (3.240 m) und Kleines Nesthorn (3.336 m) (Foto von sony@100, Schafbärg (3.240 m) und Kleines Nesthorn (3.336 m), lizenziert unter CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/de/deed.de, Quelle: https://web.archive.org/web/20161113175349/http://www.panoramio.com/photo/41979449)

Jens Turowski, physicist at the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, on the landslide in the canton of Valais in Switzerland

The summit of the Nesthorn in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, shifted several meters within a few days at the end of May 2025. Up to 6 million cubic meters of material are unstable. The village of Blatten, located in the valley below the summit, was subsequently evacuated. In an interview, Jens Turowski discusses the event, how landslides occur, and the connection to climate change.

Link to the Tagesschau video: https://www.tagesschau.de/wissen/klima/bergrutsch-ursachen-100.html

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