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None of them said that climate change could fully explain the catastrophe—the Kleine Nesthorn was inherently prone to rockfalls, and the immediate cause was gravity—but all were convinced that climate change had played a key role.
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Daniel A. Gross, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
Avalanches, rockfalls and slope failures can also trigger glacial lake outburst floods.
—Suzanne Oconnell, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2025
Other hazards include Pele's hair -- strands of volcanic glass often produced by lava fountaining activity -- crater wall instability, ground cracking and rockfalls.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 June 2025
Lambiel said the rockfalls were due to climate change.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 29 May 2025
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Daniel A. Gross, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
Avalanches, rockfalls and slope failures can also trigger glacial lake outburst floods.
—Suzanne Oconnell, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2025
Other hazards include Pele's hair -- strands of volcanic glass often produced by lava fountaining activity -- crater wall instability, ground cracking and rockfalls.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 June 2025
Lambiel said the rockfalls were due to climate change.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 29 May 2025
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“Rockfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rockfall. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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