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Avalanches - Term Papers

Avalanches

The good effects of an avalanche

An avalanche clears an area of trees and other obstacles. In the warmer months, land that experienced an avalanche in the previous winter will be clear, which creates a path up the mountain that offers easier traveling for both humans and animals. This helps animals cover ground more easily while hunting and offers better hiking opportunities for visitors to the area. While an avalanche carries debris down the mountain and into rivers and lakes at the mountain's base, this debris actually benefits the wildlife. At first, rivers and lakes become clouded with debris, but once everything settles, they run clear again

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during the winter season; an avalanche can have a negative economic impact. Some avalanches cover roadways and restrict or even stop traffic flow in and out of the area. Ski resorts and other businesses are forced to close until the risk of more avalanches decreases and the roads are ...

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Added: 10/22/2013 03:36:44 PM
Submitted By: kkee
Category: Science & Nature
Type: Free Paper
Words: 244
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