Avalanche control — or avalanche defense activities aim at the elimination and reduction of hazard and damage resulting from avalanches. [http://geosurvey.state.co.us/Default.aspx?tabid=400 Mitigation and Land Use Avalanches ] , Colorado Geological Survey] There are … Wikipedia
Avalanche net — Avalanche nets (snow avalanche protection nets, snow nets) are flexible snow supporting structures for avalanche control, constructed of steel or nylon cables or straps held by steel poles, optionally supplied with compression anchors downhill.… … Wikipedia
Avalanche snow bridge — See snow bridge for another meaning An avalanche snow bridge or simply snow bridge is a type of rigid snow supporting structure for avalanche control (avalanche defense). Avalanche bridges can be made of steel, prestressed concrete frames, or… … Wikipedia
Galtür Avalanche — On February 23 1999 the worst Alpine avalanche in 40 years. It killed 31 people in the small Alpine village of Galtür, Austria. Three major weather systems originating from the Atlantic accounted for large snow falls totalling around four metres… … Wikipedia
Marcy Dam — Pond, from Marcy Dam, showing, left to right, TR Mountain, Mount Colden, Avalanche Mountain Marcy Dam is a wooden dam on the Marcy Brook in the Adirondack High Peaks in North Elba, New York, USA; it impounds Marcy Dam Pond. It can be reached only … Wikipedia
Landslide dam — A landslide dam, debris dam, or barrier lake is a natural damming of a river by some kind of mass wasting: landslide, debris flow, rock avalanche or volcano.[1] If it is caused by earthquake, it may also be called a quake lake. Some landslide… … Wikipedia
Snow-supporting structure — Snow supporting structures are structures for avalanche control. They are subdivided into rigid structures and flexible structures. [ [http://geosurvey.state.co.us/Default.aspx?tabid=400 Mitigation and Land Use Avalanches ] , Colorado Geological… … Wikipedia
Karimpuzha (Malappuram) — Karimpuzha is the largest tributary of Chaliyar river, Kerala, India. Karimpuzha originates from western slopes between Mukurthi peak and Avalanche Dam in Nilgiris district of Tamilnadu. Cherupuzha, which joins with Karimpuzha near Karulai, is… … Wikipedia
Disasters — ▪ 2009 Introduction Aviation January 23, Poland. A Spanish built CASA transport plane carrying members of the Polish air force home from a conference on flight safety in Warsaw crashes near the town of Miroslawiec; all 20 aboard are killed … Universalium
Mount Meager — The Mount Meager volcanic complex rising above the Pemberton Valley. Summits left to right are Capricorn Mountain, Mount Meager proper and Plinth Peak … Wikipedia
