Wet avalanches: long-term evolution in the Western Alps under climate and human forcing

Fouinat, Laurent; Sabatier, Pierre; David, Fernand; Montet, Xavier; Schoeneich, Philippe; Chaumillon, Eric; Poulenard, Jérôme; Arnaud, Fabien

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-14-1299-2018

Articles | Volume 14, issue 9

https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-14-1299-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-14-1299-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 9

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11 Sep 2018

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Wet avalanches: long-term evolution in the Western Alps under climate and human forcing

Laurent Fouinat, Pierre Sabatier, Fernand David, Xavier Montet, Philippe Schoeneich, Eric Chaumillon, Jérôme Poulenard, and Fabien Arnaud

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RC1: 'Geohazards (wet snow avalanches)', Anonymous Referee #1, 22 Mar 2018
- AC1: 'Answer to referee #1', Laurent Fouinat, 25 Jul 2018
RC2: 'Wet avalanches (geohazards)', Anonymous Referee #2, 09 Jul 2018
- AC2: 'Answer to referee #2', Laurent Fouinat, 25 Jul 2018
EC1: 'Please reply the reviewers', Denis-Didier Rousseau, 09 Jul 2018
AC3: 'Modified manuscript', Laurent Fouinat, 25 Jul 2018

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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (02 Aug 2018) by Denis-Didier Rousseau

AR by Laurent Fouinat on behalf of the Authors (11 Aug 2018) Author's response Manuscript

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In the context of a warming climate, mountain environments are especially vulnerable to a change in the risk pattern. Our study focuses on the past evolution of wet avalanches, likely triggered by warmer temperatures destabilizing the snow cover. In the last 3300 years we observed an increase of wet avalanche occurrence related to human activities, intensifying pressure on forest cover, as well as favorable climate conditions such as warmer temperatures coinciding with retreating glacier phases.