Professor Julian Murton, from the University of Sussex, who led on the study, said: «As our climate warms mountain rock walls are becoming more unstable — so working out how to
predict rock falls could prove crucial in areas where people go climbing and skiing.
Not exact matches
Scientists
predict the boundary layer — a mix of original peak ring materials, tsunami deposits and melted
rocks that
fell from the sky — should span hundreds of feet.
«Tiny earthquakes» help scientists
predict mountain
rock falls: Scientists have developed a new way to
predict when mountain
rock falls will happen.»
The risk of mountain
rock falls in regions with sub-zero temperatures, such as the Swiss Alps and parts of Canada, could be better
predicted by using technology which measures «tiny earthquakes» — according to a group of international experts.
Predicted to
fall two places back this week to number four is the family comedy Grown Ups about five childhood friends who reunite 30 years later for a vacation with their families staring the comedy «Dream Team» of Adam Sandler, Chris
Rock, Kevin James, David Spade, and Rob Schneider.
Predicted to
fall two places back from last week to number eight is the
rock n» roll comedy Get Him to the Greek, produced by Judd Apatow.