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Avalanches

An avalanche is a mass of snow moving rapidly down a slope, sometimes reaching speeds of 80 miles per hour, triggered by either natural causes or human activity. Avalanches are responsible for more deaths per year than earthquakes. They are often triggered the first clear day after a storm because it has made the snowpack unstable. This category includes descriptions of avalanches and how they occur, their effects, warning signs, and safety measures.

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Would 26 inch rims mess up tha transmission on a 07 avalanche?

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It is possible that 26 inch rims could put additional strain on the transmission of a 2007 Avalanche. The larger rims and tires can increase the overall weight and size of the wheels, which can impact the transmission's ability to handle the load. It is recommended to consult with a mechanic or automotive expert to determine the compatibility and potential impacts before making any modifications.

Where are most avalanches?

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how about on the mountains

What energy makes an avalanche?

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An avalanche is caused by the buildup and release of energy. Energy is released when the snowpack breaks apart and a slab of snow begins to slide downhill. The energy that drives an avalanche can come from a variety of sources including:

  • Gravity Gravity is the force that causes an avalanche to move downhill. As the snowpack accumulates gravity pulls it downward building up energy until the snowpack breaks apart.
  • Wind Wind can cause snow to accumulate in certain areas such as at the top of a mountain creating an unstable snowpack. Wind can also cause an avalanche by breaking apart an already unstable snowpack.
  • Sunlight Sunlight can cause snow to melt creating a layer of water underneath the snowpack. This can weaken the snowpack making it more prone to avalanches.
  • People People can trigger avalanches by skiing snowmobiling or walking in an area that is prone to avalanches. This is why it is important for people to be aware of the avalanche danger in their area.

Avalanches are a powerful and destructive force of nature and it is important to understand the sources of energy that can cause them. By understanding the sources of energy that cause avalanches we can better prepare for them and prevent them from occurring.

How are avalanches caused?

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Avalanches are caused when a big impact of noise strikes. This is because sound vibrates objects and therefore vibrates mounds of snow, causing them to tumble down.

How do you remove door panel on 04 avalanche?

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how do remove driver door on Chevrolet aavalnche

How many people have been killed by an avalanche?

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about or over 10,000 thousand people

What are positive and negative effects of avalanche?

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Bad, they can destroy towns and kill people

Also CAN be good, but not a very good point. You may discover all sorts of things under the snow after the avalanche if you're not dead...

How do avalanches change an environment?

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An avalanche can affect the man made environment by crushing villages, homes, and buildings.

What time of day or year are avalanches most likely to happen?

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This is an educated guess only: The most likely time of day for an avalanche would be in the afternoon and the most likely time of year would be in the spring. The logic behind this "guess" is that as the temperature begins to rise (i.e., in the afternoons and in the spring), the snow begins to melt resulting in the weight of the snowpack becoming heavier until reaching the point where the underlying snow is no longer able to support it and lets loose. This is assuming there is no external triggering event such as an earthquake.

How does an avalanche happen and why?

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AvalanchesAn avalanche occurs when a mass of snow falls down a mountainside. That is because new snow (which is not wet) accumulates on a more heavy snow layer. Since the new snow layer is not compact, it could slide down toward the base of the mountain.

Avalanches could be triggered by loud noise (yells, firearm shots, etc.). Skiers, snowboarders and climbers could also cause an avalanche.

There are two ways to reduce avalanche risks: by installing snowsheds or by triggering controlled avalanches. These protection fences are made of rocks, soil and other materials. They prevent avalanches to fill trails used by humans.

Controlled avalanches cause the accumulated snow to fall down before it could trigger avalanches by itself. When nobody is in danger, explosives are used to produce a loud noise that causes an avalanche.

Avalanches could be seen every winter in mountainous regions of Québec. Fortunately, they do not often occur near inhabited areas.

What to Do During an AvalancheDuring the winter, do not venture in the mountain without an adult.

If you walk in a trail after a snow fall, do not walk in the middle of it, but rather on the side. Avalanches always fall down in the middle of the path; thus, if you are on the side, the risks of being hit by the avalanche are lower.

What affects do avalanches have on buildings?

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avalanches can destroy peoples homes and they can snow them in and they cant get out so

How do avalanches effect the biosphere?

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Populations, Habitats, and flora and fauna

Where was the most powerful avalanche?

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The Mount St. Helens volcano was the strongest volcano

What are the environmental causes of an avalanche?

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it is caused when anybody on a mountain in an avalanche danger zone does something that vibrates through the snow or anything that makes noises and sound waves (including screaming really loudly) which could cause small amounts of snow to move, then increasing in amounts until it becomes what we know as an avalanche.

Where do avalanches happen the most in the US?

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Washington Colorado North Dakota and some of Northern South Dakota

How can people decrease the damage that avalanches do?

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the way that people in an avalanche disaster area decrease the damage done by a avalanche is they put up snow fences that are like fences that stand on an angle and they are meant to break and roll with the snow and while the snow is rolling, it's very likely for the snow fences to stick back into the ground and that decreases the avalanches speed so that when it hits it isn't as bad

How does an avalanche occur?

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An avalanche occurs when a mass of snow falls down a mountainside. That is because new snow (which is not wet) accumulates on a more heavy snow layer. Since the new snow layer is not compact, it could slide down toward the base of the mountain. Avalanches could be triggered by loud noise (yells, firearm shots, etc.). Skiers, snowboarders and climbers could also cause an avalanche. There are two ways to reduce avalanche risks: by installing snowsheds or by triggering controlled avalanches. These protection fences are made of rocks, soil and other materials. They prevent avalanches to fill trails used by humans. Controlled avalanches cause the accumulated snow to fall down before it could trigger avalanches by itself. When nobody is in danger, explosives are used to produce a loud noise that causes an avalanche. Avalanches could be seen every winter in mountainous regions of Québec. Fortunately, they do not often occur near inhabited areas. During the winter, do not venture in the mountain without an adult. If you walk in a trail after a snow fall, do not walk in the middle of it, but rather on the side. Avalanches always fall down in the middle of the path; thus, if you are on the side, the risks of being hit by the avalanche are lower. * In 1999, an avalanche killed many people in Kangiqsualujjuaq, near the Ungava Bay in northern Québec.
The avalanches occur as a result of the snow packed mountains become to heavy to support itself and therefore fall at the base of the mountain.

What are the worst recent avalanches?

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The worst recent avalanche is the one that happened on 2007 in Georgia. It killed 1000 people and hundreds missing. The entire city was destroyed, buried in snow.

How does avalanche affect the economy?

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they have to build all the houses again and fix all the roads and trains. they also may have to give compensation for the injured. not as many tourists will visit if there is a big chance of avalanches, leaving less income.

Why do patrols deliberately cause avalanches?

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they cause them safely, before an innocent snow sportist accidently starts it.

Why are avalanches deadly?

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Avalanches are deadly because they could bury you under the snow and you could never get out from under there... I can't think of any avalanches that aren't really deadly though...

What should you do if you see an avalanche coming?

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if you ever see yourself in the position that an avalanche is coming you should go off to the side as fast as you can to make sure you are out the way of the avalanche

What type of scale is used to measure a avalanche?

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You can measure how unstable they are with reasonable accuracy by digging snow pits and evaluating the different layers of the snow, seeing whether there are any particular weaknesses. Therefore this enables some sort of prediction as to when an avalanche may occur (in a space of a month or so), but they can not be completely accurately predicted. Also not everyone wants to dig snow pits in the steepest parts of the snow slopes and whats true for one location may not be true for another.

Therefore it is difficult to measure avalanches.