The landslide in Brienz (GR) in 2023 kept Switzerland on tenterhooks for weeks. Researchers from ETH Zurich, WSL and SLF used a model to provide a highly accurate blind prediction of where the sliding ...

A Swiss village has been ordered to evacuate amid warnings a large mass of rock looming overhead could come tumbling down in the coming days. Leaders in Brienz held a town hall event on Tuesday ...

The village of Brienz/Brinzauls in the Canton of Graubünden was evacuated for the second time in November 2024 because of the threat of another landslide. Jordan Aaron, an expert in engineering ...

Johan Gaume, Joint Professor of Alpine Mass Movements at ETH and SLF, studies avalanches, landslides, granular and debris flows. He and his team have developed new simulation software to estimate ...

Residents of the village of Brienz in the Swiss Alps have been told to evacuate and be prepared to spend months away from home, in case rocky debris rolls down the mountain and buries their village.

Several residents of Brienz/Brinzauls GR have decided to relocate due to the acute risk of landslides. The municipality is offering three voluntary relocation options. The village will remain ...