An avalanche is a rapid flow of snow down a slope, from either natural triggers or human activity. Typically occurring in mountainous terrain, an avalanche can mix air and water with the descending snow. Powerful avalanches have the capability to entrain ice, rocks, trees, and other material on the slope. Avalanches are primarily composed of flowing snow, and are distinct from mudslides, rock slides, and serac collapses on an icefall. In mountainous terrain avalanches are among the most serious objective hazards to life and property, with their destructive capability resulting from their potential to carry an enormous mass of snow rapidly over large distances.

Avalanches are classified by their morphological characteristics, and are rated by either their destructive potential, or the mass of the downward flowing snow. Some of the morphological characteristics used to classify avalanches include the type of snow involved, the nature of the failure, the sliding surface, the propagation mechanism of the failure, the trigger of the avalanche, the slope angle, direction, and elevation. Avalanche size, mass, and destructive potential are rated on a logarithmic scale, typically made up of 4 to 7 categories, with the precise definition of the categories depending on the observation system or forecast region.

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What are the postive effects of Avalanches on people's lives?
Q. What are the postive effects of Avalanches on people's lives?
Asked by Janizz - Wed May 7 08:04:21 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Your neighbor you hate is now dead and you don't need to go round his house cos it underground now.
Answered by Mafoon - Wed May 7 08:23:37 2008

Does red cross help with avalanches?
Q. I was wondering if the red cross ever helped with avalanches and what they do to help?
Asked by Sosgd - Tue Feb 16 19:08:58 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Sure. If houses are destroyed, the Red Cross will provide temporary shelter, food, and clothing while getting the survivors in touch with other agencies that can help them get permanent relocation.
Answered by Mary O - Fri Feb 19 16:00:05 2010

Couldn't they use heat sensers to detect people in avalanches?
Q. Couldn't they use heat sensers to detect people in avalanches?
Asked by kate:) - Sat Apr 26 17:28:58 2008 - - 19 Answers - 0 Comments

A. well first of all some idiots out here think our body temp. changes when were not dead well it doesn't it stays between 95 degrees and 98.6 degrees all the time because were warm blood and unless she said amphibians in an avalanch then they could possibly if they were burried above 8 ft then the sensor would be strong enough but barley so sometimes is the answer
Answered by Chris L - Sat Apr 26 22:24:09 2008

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