1Part I: The Americas – Tectonic Power and Industrial Frontiers
11Part III: The Hindu Kush Himalaya & Central Asia – The Roof of the World
2Peru – The Colossal Shadow of Huascarán (1970)
12Nepal – The Dig Tsho GLOF: The Flood that Awakened the World (1985)
3United States – The Wellington Railroad Disaster (1910)
13India – The Chamoli Disaster: A Cascade of Destruction (2021)
4Canada – The Granduc Mine Tragedy (1965)
14Pakistan – The Attabad Landslide: The River That Stopped (2010)
5Part II: The European Alps – A Warming Heartland
15Bhutan – The Luggye Tsho GLOF: A Kingdom's Response (1994)
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6Switzerland – The Blatten Collapse: A Village Evacuated, A Heritage Lost (2025)
16Russia – The Kolka-Karmadon Slide: The Glacier That Scoured a Valley (2002)
7Italy – The Marmolada Serac Collapse: A Heatwave's Deadly Toll (2022)
17Kyrgyzstan – The Lenin Peak Disaster: An Earthquake in the Sky (1990)
8Austria – The Galtür Avalanche: A Lesson in Hazard Zoning (1999)
18Tajikistan – The Khorog Avalanches: A Community Under Siege (2023)
9France – The Montroc Avalanche: A Tragedy in Chamonix (1999)
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10Norway – The Vassdalen Disaster: Soldiers in the Snow (1986)
