The Incidence of Landslides, Avalanches, and Floods in Western Norway during the Little Ice Age

Abstract

Land rent assessments from western Norway and floods which started in the late 17th centand documents concerned with applications for ury and continued into the 19th century in their reduction provide detailed information valleys adjacent to Jostedalsbre. This environabout the incidence of landslides, rockfalls, mental change began abruptly and there was a and avalanches, as well as floods, during the striking concentration of disastrous incidents period of the Little Ice Age. The nature and between 1650 and 1760 and in certain years reliability of the available data is discussed and during that period, such as 1687, 1693, and is shown to be adequate to demonstrate a much 1702. increased incidence of major mass movements