Natural hazards in a warming world: landslides and cryospheric hazards in the 21st century

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• Dr Max van Wyk de Vries, Department of Geography
• Thursday 09 May 2024, 13:00-14:00
• Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

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Inaugural Lecture by Dr Max van Wyk de Vries

In this talk, I will consider both the gaps in our current knowledge, and how novel techniques and datasets help bridge these. I will discuss two-way interactions between landslides and glaciers, improving summit ice volume estimates at glacierized volcanoes, and new optical feature tracking approaches to map slope deformation the scale of mountain ranges. The evolving hazard profile intersects with a growing population and rapidly developing infrastructure networks. As a result, a cross-disciplinary approach is essential to comprehensively analyze and mitigate risk. This talk highlights the significance of addressing these challenges and explores avenues for future research, in particular introducing the new Cambridge Complex and Multihazard Research Group (CoMilaz).

This talk is part of the Department of Geography - main Departmental seminar series series.

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