Avalanches

dead, the last thing I remembered was counting my breaths.” This was said by Will Johnson, who survived an avalanche that killed seven Alberta school kids. Avalanches happen in many different ways, can kill more than 150 people worldwide each year, but people can be safe with the right tools. Avalanches have many triggers that can cause them to happen, including overloading, temperature, slope angles, snow peak condition, or vibration. Overloading is the most common. It happens when the weight of the snow increases until it overcomes the patch of snow underneath it. Temperature triggers them because when the temperature rises, it weakens the bonds the slab hold the snow in its place. Vibration is also as common as overloading.…

Here’s the sort of thing that you might expect to see on the reboot of “The X-Files.” Thousands of snowballs spontaneously form, without any human hands to help, and then roll together like a ghostly invasion force through a field in Idaho. But as agent Mulder probably would explain to us, all those snowballs actually are a natural, albeit extremely rare, phenomenon known as snow rollers.As the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s website explains, snow rollers form when an unusual…

information and which become, to a certain extent, set with age. In this article, we look at the extent in which ignoring certain blinders had a significant cause and effect on a handful of people who were the victims of the 2012 Tunnel Creek avalanche. Part of the…

“Great moments are born from great opportunities.” Bobby Orr gave himself opportunities, and from that he created great moments. He is a former hockey player who played for the Boston Bruins. He wore the number four and represented Boston as one of their great players in the team's history. Robert Gordon Orr was born on March 20, 1948, in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. He had two sisters and two brothers. Bobby Orr started playing hockey when he was five years old, as a forward. He started…

Abstract Snow avalanches pose a significant hazard to human populations and infrastructure in mountainous regions. Snow avalanches are the abruptly down slope movement of snow, ice, and associated debris such as rocks, and earth material. The forces generated by large avalanches can damage most man-made structures. Avalanche impacts in India, includes fatilities, is summarize for public and residential area like ski areas, roads, and resource industries. Avalanche hazard methods, in which…

Everywhere look today, there is garbage on the ground trees cut down, and polluted water and skies. This is not a new sight for anyone by any means, whether you live in a big city or a small town, you see garbage everywhere. Even as the months change it seems as if the garbage follows. Day by day more is added on top of the existing trash, it covers the ground, and clouds up, and ruins our water and skies. Humans are to blame for the excessive amounts of debris in our world, but, in some places…

Before the NHL: Bobby Orr was born in Parry Sound in 1948. He was one of five children born from Doug and Arva Orr. Bobby started playing hockey at a very young age. He had great skating ability which impressed many of his coaches. Bucko McDonald, one of Orr’s first coaches, made him defense. At age 14 Bobby was getting scouted by many NHL scouts. One of these scouts was Wren Blair of the Boston Bruins. Blairagressevialy tried to get Bobby to sign a contract. Bobby eventually did in 8th grade.…

The Mount Everest Avalanche of 2014 The 2014 Mount Everest Avalanche was the deadliest Avalanche in Mount Everest history killing up to 18 Sherpas. There are different theory's on how the avalanche vary on what people believe. How did it start? There are different theories on how the avalanche started. One of the many I found was it was caused by Global Warming. Global Warming seems to be and issue that the world is trying to stop. But there are other theories out there such as the massive…

In “The Avalanche of Distrust” author David Brooks illuminates the dark epidemic of distrust taking root in the United States. He seeks to warn the audience about the gloomy times that will beset the isolated country. In a world of fear and suspicion, the author writes, a darkening spiral of loneliness will hinder mankind’s productivity and his social interactions. David Brooks starts by analyzing the presidential candidates and illustrates the frightening similarities they both exhibit. Both…

Correlation (or association) is when two different factors react similarly to one another because of a connecting variable, but are not occurring as a result of one another. Causation is when a change in one factor results in a corresponding change in another factor. An example of a positive correlation is ice skating and the avalanches. It would be weird if ice skating was a cause of avalanches. An actual cause of both of those things that link them is the cold weather. Between correlation…