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Review article: Snow and ice avalanches in high mountain Asia – scientific, local and indigenous knowledge
Anushilan Acharya
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Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
Jakob F. Steiner
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, 44600 Lalitpur, Nepal
Department of Geography and Regional Science, University of Graz, Heinrichstraße 36, 8010 Graz, Austria
Khwaja Momin Walizada
Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, Kabul, Afghanistan
Salar Ali
Department of Environmental Science, University of Baltistan, Skardu, 16100, Skardu, Pakistan
Zakir Hussain Zakir
Department of Environmental Science, University of Baltistan, Skardu, 16100, Skardu, Pakistan
Arnaud Caiserman
Mountain Societies Research Institute, University of Central Asia, Khorog, 736000, Tajikistan
Teiji Watanabe
Faculty of Environmental Earth Science and Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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Short summary
All accessible snow and ice avalanches together with previous scientific research, local knowledge, and existing or previously active adaptation and mitigation solutions were investigated in the high mountain Asia (HMA) region to have a detailed overview of the state of knowledge and identify gaps. A comprehensive avalanche database from 1972–2022 is generated, including 681 individual events. The database provides a basis for the forecasting of avalanche hazards in different parts of HMA.
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