A new textbook, “Snow and Ice-Related Hazards, Risks, and Disasters”, is scheduled for release October 15 as part of Elsevier’s Hazards and Disasters series. With 80+ authors and 800+ pages, the textbook covers a range of diverse cryospheric hazards, from permafrost degradation to avalanches, as well as a number of glacier hazards, including chapters on: glacier surges, glacier outburst floods, glacier loss and slope stability, glacierized volcanoes, and glacier-derived sea level rise. A chapter on “Radioactive Waste Under Conditions of Future Ice Ages” even sounds mildly intriguing! The target audience is applied earth and environmental scientists. The pre-order purchase price is currently c. 100 USD via elsevier.com. As an overly keen contributing author, I have of course already ordered my copy!
Cover and spine of “Snow and Ice-Related Hazards, Risks, and Disasters” from Elsevier (ISBN: 9780123948496). (from W. Haeberli)
