TY - CHAP T1 - Glacier Surges T2 - Snow and Ice-Related Hazards, Risks, and Disasters Y1 - 2014 A1 - Harrison, W.D. A1 - Osipova, G.B. A1 - Nosenko, G.A. A1 - Espizua, L. A1 - Kääb, A. A1 - L Fischer  A1 - Huggel, C. A1 - Craw Burns, P.A. A1 - Truffer, M. A1 - Lai, A.W. KW - Flow instabilities KW - Ice dammed lakes KW - Outburst floods KW - Pipeline safety KW - River blocking KW - surge-type glaciers AB - © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Surge-type glaciers periodically undergo large flow acceleration after extended quiescent phases of slow movement, usually accompanied by terminus advance. Such glaciers are relatively rare but occur in many of the world's glacierized areas. High water pressures and extreme basal sliding are obvious characteristics but key questions concerning this, usually spectacular phenomenon, remain open. Why are glaciers in some regions surge-type but not in others, what sort of "memory" lets glaciers surge again and again, what is the influence of climate, geology, and topography? Besides their scientific interest, glacier surges can also be a threat to humans, especially in connection with rapidly forming lakes and their sudden outbursts. Cases of hazard- and disaster-related glacier surges are described from the Pamirs, the Andes, the Italian Alps, and Alaska. JF - Snow and Ice-Related Hazards, Risks, and Disasters SN - 9780123964731 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Recent and future warm extreme events and high-mountain slope stability JF - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences Y1 - 2010 A1 - Huggel, C. A1 - Salzmann, N. A1 - Allen, S. A1 - Caplan-Auerbach, J. A1 - L Fischer  A1 - Haeberli, W. A1 - Chris F. Larsen A1 - Schneider, D. A1 - Wessels, R. VL - 368 ER -