Permafrost temperatures have increased in polar and high-elevation regions, affecting the
climate system and the integrity of natural and built environments. In this Review, we outline …

Anthropogenic climate change is rapidly altering high mountain environments, including
changing the frequency, dynamic behavior, location, and magnitude of alpine mass …

Permafrost is a sub-ground phenomenon and therefore cannot be directly observed from
space. It is an Essential Climate Variable and associated with climate tip** points. Multi …

Ongoing global warming intensifies the degradation of permafrost. Permafrost thawing
impacts landform evolution, reduces freshwater resources, enhances the potential of natural …

Rock glaciers (RGs) manifest the creep of mountain permafrost occurring in the past or at
present. Their presence and dynamics are indicators of permafrost distribution and changes …

The rock glaciers of the Swiss National Park were the first in the world where in-situ
measurements of surface displacement were undertaken, starting with the pioneering work …

This study presents data from the first years of permafrost monitoring in boreholes in the
French Alps that started at the end of 2009 in the framework of the PermaFrance network …

High mountains are climate change hotspots. Quickly rising temperatures trigger vegetation
shifts such as upslope migration, possibly threatening mountain biodiversity. At the same …

Rock glaciers are cree** bodies of ice and rock that account for an important part of the
mountain cryosphere. In this study, we investigated long‐term changes of the Laurichard …

Rock glaciers are a prominent component of many alpine landscapes and constitute a
significant water resource in some arid mountain environments. Here, we employ satellite …