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Avalanche experts say adding sensors that measure wind, solar radiation and snowpack temperatures could help refine avalanche risk assessments for downtown Juneau neighborhoods.
Avalanche risk mounted as a result of increased snowfall, higher temperatures and forecasted rain, triggering an emergency alert.
An avalanche closed part of a highway in the borough of Haines, a small town about 90 miles north of Juneau in Alaska’s panhandle, on Tuesday night.
The number of people killed late last week and early this week in Western avalanches fed by a series of snowmaking storms has grown to three with the death of a snowmobiler in Wyoming.
The UK faces a 'multi-hazard' weather event with a red warning for Storm Goretti bringing gusts over 100mph and heavy snow leading to avalanche alerts
Four men were recreating in backcountry snow in the mountains of Kittitas County when they were caught in an avalanche on Jan. 9, authorities said.
At least five backcountry explorers have been caught in avalanches in Colorado’s mountains since Friday, two of whom were injured, according to state reports.
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The real reason avalanches keep catching people off guard
Most avalanche disasters begin long before the snow moves, shaped by invisible layers, human behavior, and ignored probability.
An avalanche is a sudden, fast-moving slide of snow down a mountain slope, triggered when weather conditions weaken the snowpack.
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