We are researching the effects of past (since about 1850) climate change on the Alps. For more detailed information about our project and the working groups please have a look at the menu items.
On this page we report about current fieldwork activities and presentations of our research at conferences or in public:
Research camp at Lake Grastal
In August 2024, the SEHAG Group set up a research camp in the Horlachtal for several days to carry out various surveys at and on…
SEHAG experts explain glaciers under climate change in ARTE documentary
In their research, members of the SEHAG research unit are investigating the manifestations of climate change in the Alps since the end of the „Little…
SEHAG Field Meeting, July 28th-30th, Kaunertal
The members of the SEHAG research group met for this year’s field meeting in the Kaunertal valley. After the working groups arrived at the common…
Rainfall simulations in the glacier forefield of the Grastalferner
In mid-August 2022, a research visit lasting several days was carried out in the Horlachtal in the glacier forefield of the Grastalferner at an altitude…
How will the high Alpine landscape change due to glacier retreat by 2050?
In March, field work was carried out on the Weisssee-, Gepatsch-, Zufall- and Fürkele-glaciers in the Kaunertal and Martelltal valleys as part of the research…
SEHAG follow-up started
Our follow-up applications were successful ! SEHAG is going to continue research for the next three years. During the second phase of our project, we…