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2004 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Snow Avalanches

Author : K. Lied

Published in: Natural Disasters and Sustainable Development

Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Snow avalanches represent a threat to societies in many countries of the world. In America, Asia, Australia, and Europe, several mountainous countries are affected by this type of natural hazard. People, housing areas, communication lines, ski areas, animals, and woodland are subjected to the threat of snow avalanches.

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Title
Snow Avalanches
Author
K. Lied
Copyright Year
2004
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Book
Natural Disasters and Sustainable Development

Print ISBN: 978-3-642-07580-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-662-08905-7

Copyright Year: 2004

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-08905-7_9