The conference "Fewer glaciers, more earthquakes?", presented by Riccardo VASSALLO, lecturer at the Institute of Earth Sciences (ISTerre), UFR Sciences et Montagne, will take place online on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 6 p.m.
[Click to watch the live conference call]
There will be time for discussion at the end of the conference, you will be able to ask your questions in writing via a Zoom meeting, and the speaker will answer live.
To access the Zoom meeting :
- Meeting ID: 938 6774 5790
- Passcode: GuR9DG
About the conference
Glaciers are melting rapidly all over the world in response to global warming, with well-known consequences at the earth's surface. However, the disappearance of large volumes of ice could have an impact on a natural phenomenon that occurs several kilometers below the surface: seismicity. This phenomenon is particularly spectacular in the Patagonian Andes on the scale of the last 20,000 years following the last great glaciation. Over the last century and a half, glaciers in this region have been melting at record rates. Over the same period, several major earthquakes have occurred. Is this a coincidence, or are current conditions comparable to the post-glacial period? What about the seismic risk in the Alps?