avalanches in English

noun
1
a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside.
During interglacial periods the steep, unstable U-shaped valley sides are subject to mass movements such as rock falls and large rock avalanches .
synonyms:snowslide
2
a sudden arrival or occurrence of something in overwhelming quantities.
we have had an avalanche of applications
verb
1
(of a mass of snow, ice, and rocks) descend rapidly down a mountainside.
The snow had recently avalanched , so only surface hoar is thawing.

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1. There are various kinds of Avalanches, including rock

2. Deadly string of avalanches Coincides with ripe weather conditions and increased backcountry use, experts say 16 people have died in avalanches in …

3. If the sun peeks out, shallow loose wet Avalanches may become likely.

4. People caught in Avalanches can die from suffocation, trauma or hypothermia.

5. I was afraid of avalanches and checked a slope meter before traversing open, treeless hillsides.

6. Widespread deforestation to make way for ski slopes has eroded topsoil, increasing the incidence of avalanches.

7. Every year, 120 to 150 people die in small avalanches in the Alps alone.

8. In the US, Avalanches kill 25-30 people and injure many more each winter

9. People could trigger loose sluffs or shallow soft slab Avalanches of storm snow in steep terrain

10. Alternatively, the pipeline could be suspended above dense-flow avalanches and reinforced for powder avalanche impacts.'

11. 23 Widespread deforestation to make way for ski slopes has eroded topsoil, increasing the incidence of avalanches.

12. Avalanches are an additional concern since ice masses become detached from glaciers year round.

13. After defeating Mr. Sax, Rayman progresses through the Blue Mountains, a world of avalanches and rock monsters.

14. Keywords: largest valley glacier of the Alps, medial moraines, ice avalanches from a hanging glacier on the Mönch.

15. A few months later, torrential rains and avalanches caused one of the worst natural disasters in Venezuela’s history.

16. A wealth of data on abyssal plains, megaturbidities, debris avalanches and headwall heights connected with landslides emerged from the project.

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18. The authors also predict an increase in violent storms, fires, landslides and avalanches in the Alpine region as well as widespread deforestation.

19. Ambushes & Avalanches is a D&D fifth-edition compatible adventure designed for a party of four to six level-four characters

20. The avalanches were caused by a sudden blizzard that struck the area, closing the tunnel and the roads around it on both side of the tunnel.

21. Some days are dangerous and some days are not … learning about Avalanches will help you decide when, where, and how to visit the backcountry.

22. To a certain extent, this method is also used in Switzerland, where in an effort to prevent avalanches, explosives are shot or dropped from helicopters onto unstable slopes to dislodge snow.

23. ‘Authorized access to the computer’ ‘A series of avalanches in the Alps earlier in the weekend killed five people, including three youths who were skiing outside authorised slopes.’

24. Avalanche Rescue Clinic - Park City- March 22 Location: Empire Pass, Park City Time: 8:00 AM- 12:00 PM COURSE DESCRIPTION Recreating in the backcountry is much safer and much more fun when you have an understanding of Avalanches and backcountry safety.

25. These avalanches must have traveled at a terrific speed down the valleys, for those to the south and west did not begin to deposit their load until they had reached a distance of 4 to 5 miles, The greater quantity flowed down the mountain to the south and southwest …