Jakob Steiner
@jakobfsteiner
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@UniGraz / HUC @icimod - ex @ETH @UniUtrecht @H2O_SOL // inactive account, contact via website
Gate M4/Mochi Gate
Joined October 2010
continuing doc g's @ByrdPolar glaciological legacy at 76°N on nunatarssuaq ice cap. @FWF_at funded fieldwork complete @AustrianPolar
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arid agriculture at 2500 m a.s.l., with a heatwave behind us and snowfall ahead at the headwaters of one of Asia's big rivers. second-hand fridges and gabbions against debris flows for the frontier villages of climate risks. my mountain risks course @uni_tue writes itself.
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RT @SaumyaPandey_: I spoke with geoscientist @jakobfsteiner and historian @lachlanfleet on the limits of 19th century imperial science in t….
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This year, we will see further refinements of the existing databases, including data access, as well as the addition of more hazard types, with the generous support of @MtnResearchMRI. (4/4).
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In only two recorded events, only one with impacts, 102 people died in GLOFs. This is by far the deadliest year since ten years ago the Kedarnath event occurred, with only four years having recorded any fatalities since. (3/4)
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In 2023 116 people died in avalanches (incl. 4 in high altitude climbing), with especially disastrous events in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and China. In the ten previous years, approximately 160 people died each year. (2/4)
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we have published the newest annual releases for avalanche ( and GLOF ( incidents in High Mountain Asia (annual fatalities above 250 not shown here). (1/4)
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after a lot of work on compiling our state of knowledge on permafrost in high mountain asia, our review led by @meprashantbaral is now out in ERL @IOPenvironment with all data open access in accompanying repository
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impressive example from today in tirol on how forests are not necessarily a safety net for infrastructure against debris flows (photos @zeitungsfoto)
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very happy that our new HMAGLOFDB database is now published - beyond the scientific value, a big data and team effort led by @fshrestha laying the groundwork for future efforts on how to make risk data truly accessible in the region .
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voices able to speak on how the region is adapting to a rapidly changing environment are ample and diverse - but it needs journos going that extra mile. @NPR incl our work on local knowledge and taking stock of the region @knutostby @icimod @diaahadid.
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Residents of Pakistan's Himalayan region turn to science and folklore, with backing from the U.N. They're erecting ice towers, harvesting avalanches and performing an ancient glacier ritual.
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our study on avalanches in high mountain asia covered @guardian - as with the recent controversy on K2, the riskscape of high altitude climbing is subject to an imbalance of vulnerabilities in the face of changing hazards
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we discussed climate change and adaptation in the himalaya with @kilianj - in climbing and research it pays to listen, look around, learn from others and nature and appreciate that success is making it back down
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always impressive how close to the actual height the measurements of peaks like Langtang Lirung (XXV) and Xixapangma (XXIII) were then already. testament to how far back 'scientific monitoring' goes in the HKH.
The Ranas were said to have closed off Nepal, but they didn't account for the Kumaoni pundit explorers' ingenuity. Here, a portion of a 1865-66 map showing Pundit Nain Singh Rawat's route from Kathmandu to Kerung [just goes on to show closing off borders has rarely worked]
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with @anushilan11 's new paper we put avalanches on the map in high mountain Asia, built by a great team between the Pamir and the Himalaya. the HiAVAL database will be updated into the future and feed into the regional mountain risk assessment
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for the days you think that orthorectifying your sat images sucks. the high quality imagery coverage <1930 for this region of the HKH is impressive and holds much potential for future work
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masherbrum west/south and chogolisa (not visible) backdrop with tragic mountaineering links to my hometown innsbruck. 2 weeks documenting and discussing adaptation at altitude and high mountain risks is over - back to the desktop world.
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dried apricot soup, pasoori played on a rubab and critical infrastructure risk post-ice. out of office II at the other end of the Indus.
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discussing monitoring of climate change at altitude during the day with Nick Pepin,@WMO et al @MtnResearchMRI - adaptation to the downstream consequences with former HK secretary Christine Loh during the night @rthk_enews @icimod
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if your personal venn has 'debris flows' on one and 'central asia' on the other side, our conference in tajikistan this september may be for you - @SwissDevCoop @akdn
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