Climate change is altering the frequency and distribution of landslides in many regions owing to complex mechanisms. Current studies mainly focus  on the role of altered precipitation patterns and extremes, while  there is little attention on the direct effects of warming, rapid temperature changes, and heatwaves on the ground´s mechanical response. 
The aim of this project is to evaluate whether current and climate change-driven temperature oscillations and trends in temperate climates can explain patterns and trends of landslides (particularly shallow slides in clay soils), in response to thermo-hydro mechanical effects.