Tag: Alps
Global warming in the Alps can be seen from space
Global warming causes snow to melt on mountain ranges, which promotes increased vegetation. Satellite data shows that the latter has increased in almost 80% of the Alps, which is not…
Protolith: what is it?
Some geological processes, such as metamorphismmetasomatism or chemical weathering, lead to the transformation of all types of rocks, designated as protoliths, into rocks of a different nature. The protolith therefore…
Put on your crampons, we are going to the Alps and the Dolomites
How beautiful the mountain is ! sang the poet. Put on your crampons, it will be a question here of backpack backvia ferrata and hiking between italy and France. I’mountaineer…
REPORT. To guarantee electrical safety, cables cross the Alps
Cables stretching over hundreds of meters, a handful of 250-tonne transformer stations, a few empty reels that once held kilos of coiled copper and aluminum, all with a superb panorama…
Satellites see in detail the uplift of the Alps
Deformation of the ground before an eruption, tectonic movements… Satellite imagery now makes it possible to observe in detail the way in which the surface of our planet is continuously…
Edelweiss, a fascinating mountain flower
The edelweiss flower is very special. She is complex in terms botanical since it is a flower head of flower heads. edelweiss gate different names: lion’s foot, gnaphale foot Lion,…
The uprising of the Alps under the eye of satellites
Deformation of the ground before an eruption, tectonic movements… Satellite imagery now makes it possible to observe in detail the way in which the surface of our planet is continuously…
The Alps are the most threatened massif in the world
The Alps are the playground for millions of international tourists every year and the human impact on this fragile ecosystem is enormous: it only took about fifty years of urbanization…
Erratic block: what is it?
An erratic boulder represents a boulder of various sizes and types, isolated and with no apparent link with its geological environment. They can be found in the middle of the…