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Mountaineering is one of the finest outdoor pursuits one can take part in. It can also be the most dangerous. Hazards include rock falls, avalanches, weather, falls and illness. Despite these dangers, people have been climbing mountains for thousands of years. Mountains draw climbers who have a love of nature and possess an adventurous spirit. Being in the mountains, you experience the raw beau...
Avalanches are masses of snow, ice, and rocks that fall rapidly down a mountainside. It is a cohesive slab of snow lying upon a weaker layer of snow in the snowpack that fractures and slides down a steep slope when triggered and usually accelerate rapidly and grow in mass and volume as they entrain more snow. While avalanches are sudden, the warning signs are almost always numerous before they ...
A natural disaster is a sudden event that causes widespread destruction, lots of collateral damage or loss of life, brought about by forces other than the acts of human beings. In order to be classified as a disaster, it will have profound environmental effect and/or human loss and frequently incurs financial loss. Disaster Type :* Avalanche * Cold Wave* Drought* Earthquake * Epidemic * Extratr...