Periglacial processes and landforms

Periglacial processes and landforms have influenced and continue to influence the Norwegian landscape from the coast to the highest mountains and may provide important information on climate and environment from the last ice age to the present.

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Relikt talus-derivert steinbre i Lyngen
Relic talus-derived rock glacier in Lyngen, Troms, northern Norway. This rock glacier likely became inactive at the end of the last ice age. Photo: Svein Olaf Dahl

About the topic

The group in Natural and Environmental Geography focuses on mapping and interpreting relic evidence of periglacial processes, with particular attention to rapid changes in permafrost in Norway driven by human-induced climate change. 

Last updated: 17.11.2025