Avalanche

English: Avalanche, a rapid flow of snow (or ice)

Français : Avalanche

Deutsch: Lawine, überwiegend aus Schnee, sich sehr schnell hinabwälzend

Italiano: Valanga

Avalanches in progress

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  ... on Everest, Himalayas
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Avalanche aftermath

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  Lake Twenty-Two Research Natural Area
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  Lake Twenty-Two Research Natural Area
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  Lake Twenty-Two Research Natural Area
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Protection against avalanches

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  Lawinenvervauung und Schutzwald
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Rescue operations

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  Rescue dog digs out victim in exercise
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  Using an avalanche transceiver

Avalanches in art

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  PJ Loutherbourg, 1803
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    JMW Turner, 1810
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  JMW Turner, 1836-7
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  SP Peacocke, 1847

See also

• Landslide