Item: NEW GEOREFERENCED AVALANCHE DATABASE IN ANDORRA: A BRIEF CHARACTERIZATION OF ACCIDENTS OVER THE LAST 60 YEARS
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Title: NEW GEOREFERENCED AVALANCHE DATABASE IN ANDORRA: A BRIEF CHARACTERIZATION OF ACCIDENTS OVER THE LAST 60 YEARS
Proceedings: International Snow Science Workshop 2024, Tromsø, Norway
Authors:
- Aina Margalef [ Andorra Research + Innovation ]
- Anna Albalat [ Andorra Research + Innovation ]
- Jon Apodaka [ University of Andorra ]
- Marc Pons [ Coldwater Laboratory, University of Saskatchewan ]
- Laura Trapero [ Andorra Research + Innovation ]
Date: 2024-09-23
Abstract: Although avalanches have affected Andorra for as long as can be remembered, the first fatality recorded by rescue services dates to the winter of 1964. Since then, a total of 21 people have died and at least 35 others have been injured due to avalanches. Andorra Research + Innovation has been recording avalanche accidents that have occurred in Andorra since 1964 until the present day, based on data from newspapers, records of Andorran fire and police mountain rescue teams; and more recently, from information shared on social media by users of various profiles. The information collected is therefore very heterogeneous. This work presents a brief characterization of avalanche accidents and incidents in Andorra carried out through the creation of a geo-referenced database and discusses the limitations and potential of this database.
Object ID: ISSW2024_P10.5.pdf
Language of Article: English
Presenter(s): Aina Margalef
Keywords: Avalanche accidents, avalanche database, Pyrenees
Page Number(s): 1365 - 1372
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