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Natural Risks

Glaciers as Sentinels of Climate Change

At Climate Lab, physical models, high-altitude weather stations, and sensors in the debris measure how much ice remains and how much water we will…

New strategies to manage water and increase resilience of territory

Let’s discover MAURICE project straight on field.

Water, tradition and technology to save the Aurès valley in Algeria

Giovanni Porta talks about the AMAZING project, financed with funds from Polisocial Award 2022

Vajont disaster was 60 years ago: what have we learned?

Sixty years ago, the Vajont disaster destroyed entire villages and killed almost 2,000 people. What have we learned from this tragic collective…

#IlPOLIMIrisponde: How can we intervene to stop the hydrogeological disaster?

Francesco Ballio, Professor of Environmental and Land Planning Engineering, talks about it.

Research according to Sara Muggiasca

Scientific director of the Wind Tunnel tells about herself

The future challenges of water and land management

Maria Cristina Rulli about impact of availability and use of water and land resources on society.

Antonio Stoppani: a pioneer of popular science

His concept of culture was extraordinarily modern and democratic

What do trains, earthquakes and cables have in common?

They are all tested at the LPM, one of the oldest laboratories at the Politecnico