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Mount Grammos, Greece

Snow cover on Greek mountains has more than halved in four decades, study finds

30 Apr 2026

Snow cover in the mountains of Greece – an important water source for communities, agriculture and natural ecosystems during the dry summer months –...

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The mathematics of avalanches

01 Sep 2007

Each year more than a million avalanches fall worldwide, killing around a hundred people in the Alps alone. Can mathematical models be used to...

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