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Avalanches And Landslides - Term Papers

Avalanches And Landslides

Submitted to: Ms.Delgado
GEOGRAPHY
OUTLINE

1. a.WHAT IS AN AVALANCHE OR LANDSLIDE?
b.EXACTLY HOW DOES AN AVALANCHES OCCUR
2. a.I TALK A LITTLE ABOUT PAST AVALANCHES
b.PAST DEATHS FROM AVALANCHES
3. a.CONCLUSION CLOSING OF MY REPORT

What is an avalanche? , well it's a large mass of snow and ice or of earth or
rock sliding down a mountain side or a cliff. And how does an avalanche occur,
well mainly they happen by vibrations caused by movement of the earth such as an
earthquake, gunfire, rainy weather, and many more.

Now I would like to talk a little about past avalanches and landslides that have
occurred like the 1903 Frank ...

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one that took lives in Anchorage, and destroyed
property

There are a couple of types of avalanches and how the destroy so much this one
is named "Loose Snow Avalanches"1, it starts' in a small area then grows in size
and mass as it descends.Another type is the "Slab Avalanche" it actually starts
in a large area of ice and snow and then begins to slide.

On September 12 of 1717 crusaded down the Troilet, Italy glacier, gaining speed
on a cushion of air reaching a falling velocity of km/hr over a 3600 m fall.
Two towns were destroyed, with seven people killed and a 120 cows lost. The
slosh of an avalanche ran up the far side of the valley at a speed of 125 km/hr.

In developed areas such as ski resorts it is possible to predict avalanches
because they are controlled with explosives and artillery. In a back-country
areas it is possible to predict avalanches because the forecast relies on
experience of the person making the observation. There are no computer models
available to ...

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PAPER DETAILS

Added: 9/8/2007 01:37:24 AM
Category: Science & Nature
Type: Free Paper
Words: 583
Pages: 3

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