Avalanche Research Paper

Statement of the Problem Among the events that have had a drastic shaping on human events throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries are natural disasters. Often times, a natural disaster will leave residents of affected areas in a state of awe as they seek to understand what exactly happened. One such example is Hurricane Hugo.

Steamboat Springs — January 11, 2009. A single-engine plane crashed one mile north of the runway at Yampa Valley Regional Airport, YVRA, on Sunday morning in heavy snow. The two passengers, William "Bill" Rooney Jr., 54, and his adult son William Patrick Rooney III, 26, father of a year-old son and a daughter expect next month, were killed. West Routt Fire Protection District Chief Bryan Rickman said the airplane, a Pilatus PC-12 fixed-wing, single-engine turboprop aircraft, took off from YVRA at about 9:40 a.m. en route to Chino or Orange County, California. "We never heard from it again," Rickman said.

Miners, Millhands, and Mountaineers by R.D. Eller is a story that discredits the myths surrounding the people that live in the Appalachian Mountains. Most people think the Appalachian area was passed up by modernization and see the people as “hillbillies” and as “backwards”. The area is marked by its traditional ways and strong family ties and some people think this contributes to what is trapping the people in that area to poverty. Eller, on the other hand, sees the Appalachian Mountain community differently and wrote this book to shed a new light on the people in that area. He shares many facts that reveal that the area is not as backwards and out of date as many people think.

The Omaha Storm Chasers are a Minor League Baseball team founded just outside of Omaha, Nebraska in the city of Papillion. Due to the Storm Chasers being located in a high population, such as Omaha, the team can interest a larger community of fans that most Minor League teams can’t do. This outstanding Minor League team is affiliated as the Triple-A organization for none other than the defending World Series champions the Kansas City Royals, and has been affiliated with the Royals since 1969, giving the fans of the Royals a team to cheer for in Nebraska. The Storm Chasers play their games at the beautiful Werner Park, a place that provides wholesome entertainment and quality baseball games for the thousands of fans watching. This ballpark can hold up to 9,000 thrilled fans, also this unique park has a grass berm seating section in the outfield area, making the experience a little different than a regular ball game.

Jobs, employment opportunities, wealth, and prosperity are promises made by Northern Dynasty, the Canadian company developing a site in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska. Recently a source of wealth for the people of Bristol Bay has been found buried beneath the Tundra. The rocks contain enormous amounts of ore and minerals, never discovered in such bulk in North America or possibly the world before. These include copper, molybdenum, gold, silver, rhenium, and, palladium worth $300 billion to $500billion dollars. (AAAS New and Notes.

The Black Blizzard was a black cloud of dirt and dust that was over 7,000 feet high. It started from a drought in 1931 that caused dirt to dry out. When the winds picked up, the dirt and dusted blew away and caused a big storm. The Black Blizzard was frightening to many people. It could suffocate people and kill them from dust pneumonia.

An Avalanche is a rapid flow of snow down a hill or mountain side. An Avalanche is caused by new snow or rain can cause snow to suddenly dislodge and cascade down the side of a mountain. Avalanches have been known to be caused by earthquakes or other natural movements. Avalanches have a better chance to occur in mountains such as the Appalachian Mountains, or any other mountain with a 35-45 degree angle. Avalanches can cause flash floods, or economic impact.

Superstorm Sandy Superstorm Sandy devastated almost all of the eastern seaboard and parts of Cuba. The hurricane started as a normal tropical storm over the warm waters near the equator (Pacific and Atlantic oceans). Then began to spin counterclockwise and form into a hurricane. The hurricane was given a category one rating on October 23, 2012.Even though the hurricane did not touch the Dominican Republic it still dumped twenty inches of rain in Hispaniola. Over fifty people died from flooding and mudslides.

In 2011, Joplin had a deadly tornado hit down on May 22. It was a regular Sunday afternoon when things started to get bad. It started to get really dark outside, winds at 200 mph, and clouds started to rotate, that's when the tornados started to hit. The joplin tornado wasn't just one big tornado there were 3 small tornados, that come together to make an EF5 tornado. The EF5 tornado hit stores, schools, works, and homes.

Death on the Prairies: The Murderous Blizzard of 1888 The Blizzard of 1888 was one of the worst natural disasters to occur in U.S. history. It dramatically affected the Great Plains of Montana, the Dakota Territories, Nebraska, and Minnesota. This devastating weather event impacted the land, people, and migration during one of the worst times in America. The land’s temperature reached record low numbers around 40 degrees below zero (Laskin 41). Hundreds of people heavily struggled in the cold and some would eventually froze to death.

Intermediate: Type C, 230wc, narrative Main topic: the climb to Mt. Everest Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth. It is located in the Mahalangur mountain range in Nepal. The summit is 8,848 meters from the center of the Earth. Many have tried to climb the beast mountain. Some have succeeded but some have also failed.

Tornadoes are the most violent storms ever. They have caused deaths of many people. Then they also destroyed many buildings and acres of land. Many people are not friends with tornadoes as they sometimes destroy someone's business, and lead people's careers to an end. Also some people are just unlucky, because the country they live might have a lot of tornadoes.

The spatial distribution of snow cover can vary within a few meters and from winter to winter. Different precipitation patterns, redistribution by wind and solar radiation strongly control snow cover. The seasonal snow cover in alpine terrain accumulates and stores a large amount of water and has a major influence on the release and availability of water throughout the year. The water stored in snow is essential for hydro-power \citep{schaefli_climate_2007}, water supply and recreational activities \citep{koenig_impacts_1997}. Additionally, the development of flora and fauna in the alpine and lower elevated areas is influenced by the snow cover \citep{wipf_winter_2009} and the formation of avalanches is substantially influenced by the spatial and temporal distribution of the snow cover \citep{schweizer_snow_2003}.

There is no doubt that climate change is a permanent process and its danger can increase every day. It is affecting various spheres of life and becomes a relevant problem for many European countries and, especially, for Austria, because the republic has many tourist places like ski resorts which directly depend on the temperature regime. Therefore, many people claim that special action should be taken due to the international laws and economic impact, but some scientists and political activists say that climate change is not an issue now, because the state has much more important problems and the resources needed for solving this question can be allo¬¬¬¬¬cated in a more beneficial way. Climate change is a controversial topic as it does not

Sustainable forest management requires three major criteria which are the maintenance of ecological processes within the forest (soil formation, energy flow, biogeochemical cycles (carbon, nutrient and hydrological cycles), maintenance of biodiversity of forest, improving the net social benefits derived from the mixture of forest uses within the constraints by considering the future. Forest provides habitats for more than half of the fauna and flora on the Earth (SCBD, 2001). Forest biome plays an important role in mitigating climate change by serving as carbon sinks (Hassan et al., 2005). Forest land is the most fundamental natural resources which become reduced mainly due to anthropogenic pressures. For proper management of land, it is essential to have information about existing land cover and about the naturalness of the land.