Avalanche
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avalanche-189-14150090
title:
Avalanche
text:
An avalanche is a rapid flow of snow down a slope, such as a hill or mountain. Avalanches can be triggered spontaneously, by factors such as increased precipitation or snowpack weakening, or by external means such as humans, other animals, and earthquakes. Primarily composed of flowing snow and air, large avalanches have the capability to capture and move ice, rocks, and trees. Avalanches occur in two general forms, or combinations thereof: slab avalanches made of tightly packed snow, triggered
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Rapid flow of a mass of snow down a slope
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalanche
date created:
2002-08-19T12:57:51Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T09:44:46Z
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13
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