RISCURI ŞI CATASTROFE, NR. XVI, VOL. 20, NR. 1/2017 GEOMORPHOLOGICAL HAZARDS FROM THE REGHIN HILLS WITH RISK POTENTIAL I.A. IRIMUŞ1, J. SZILÁGYI 1 Abstract: Geomorphological hazards from the Reghin Hills with risk potential. Current geomorphological processes have direct and indirect effects on both the environment and human activities. The exposed elements at risk are the population, settlements, infrastructure, economic activities and services that are in the area with potential manifestations of hazard. This study aims to identify the potentially hazardous geomorphological processes in Reghin Hills. Key words: hazard, geomorphological process, geomorphological risk, Reghin Hills. 1. INTRODUCTION Panizza et al. (1999) define geomorphological risk by "the probability that certain geomorphological processes take place in a time in a territory with a specific intensity, causing loss of life or property damages". As the first element of risk, hazard is the source of an extreme event, with an energetic discharge at a certain time and in a magnitude difficult to predict, which causes imbalance on the development scale of systems towards a new equilibrium estate (Mac, Petrea, 2003). Geomorphological hazards interference with anthropogenic systems lead to risk appearance (Irimus, 2006). The frequency or hazard repeatability (vulnerability) condition risk appearance (geomorphic, hydrological, climatic, etc.). 2. DATA AND METHOD The geomorphological hazards manifestation is conditioned by natural factors (lithology, morphometric parameters of relief, climatic conditions), as well as anthropogenic factors (misuse of agricultural land, uncontrolled exploitation of natural resources) (Irimus, 2008; Szilagyi, Irimus, 2013 2016). The main geomorphological processes with risk potential, which are present in the studied area can be grouped into: fluvial processes (depth erosion, lateral erosion, 1 Babes-Bolyai Universioty, Faculty of Geography, Doctoral School of Geography, Cluj- N.,
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