Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

Dehradun: Despite being the toughest places to live, mountain communities across the globe have long mastered survival skills ...

Threat of disaster The University of Melbourne’s Dr Milad Haghani is Australia’s leading crowd safety expert. For more than a decade, he’s been researching how to keep crowds safe. Dr Haghani tells ...

A new 3D simulation tool accurately predicts alpine landslides and avalanches, marking a breakthrough in mountain hazard ...

A new 3D simulation tool developed by ETH and SLF researchers now allows for significantly more accurate predictions of ...

The avalanche that buried the village of Langtang was similarly catastrophic, as the avalanche fell over 3,000m and carried nearly as much force as the Hiroshima atomic bomb. Unfortunately, the people ...

The natural disaster shows a volatile combination of climate change effects, fragile natural environments and human development.

Avalanches in the Himalayan States, like the one in Mana, which is among the last outposts in Indian territory and close to the border with China, are not uncommon. Villagers here have ...

What is an avalanche An avalanche is a natural disaster that occurs when a huge amount of snow, ice, and debris rapidly move down a slope, tending to have disastrous effects.

Dozens of construction workers have been pulled alive from metal containers after being trapped for nearly two days by a deadly avalanche in the Himalayas. Rescue teams from the Indian Army and ...