Natural Hazard: Avalanche
By: Karli Elit
Avalanche
Information
How it Originates or Forms:
Most popular Locations:
Why Does it Occur Where it Does?
Local and Global Impacts:
Current Technology Used to Predict Avalanches:
SASE: a new system in India, information has not been released yet.
How Effective is the Current Technology?
Recent Avalanches:
6 back country skiers caught, 1 buried
5 buried and killed from a slab avalanche
West Buttress, Denali, Alaska
5 climbers caught, 4 killed from a slab avalanche
Both of these avalanches were predicted, but the victims either ignored it, or they didn't know about it.
Bibliography:
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Fink, Micah. "How Avalanches Form." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2013. <http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageplanet/04extremes/01avalanche/indexmid.html>.
"Natural Hazards | Avalanches." Natural Hazards. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2013. <http://www.n-d-a.org/avalanche.php>.
Turtenwald, Kimberly. "Positive & Negative Effects of an Avalanche | EHow." EHow. Demand Media, 01 June 2011. Web. 22 Oct. 2013. <http://www.ehow.com/info_8527959_positive-negative-effects-avalanche.html>.