Avalanches Definition

Avalanches Sentence Examples

• Successive temples have been shattered by avalanches, and the existing building is modern.

• The Alps and Pyrenees are in large part deforested, but reafforestation with a view to minimizing the effects of avalanches and sudden floods is continually in progress.

• The point of maximum convexity is a frequent site of tension fracture, with release of slab avalanches.

• Saltation The genesis of powder snow avalanches is also thought to sometimes arise from a saltation layer on the surface of a dense avalanche.

• They protect the valleys from destructive avalanches, and, retaining the superficial soil by their roots, they mitigate the destructive effects of heavy rains.