Avalanche: Man Versus Earth
The winter threat looms over mountainous northern nations: avalanches - unstoppable, rumbling walls of thick snow moving at 300km/hour capable of destroying anything in their path. Tumbling snow can be a massively destructive force, but is this destruction avoidable? With scientific understanding growing all the time, is it possible to gain the upper hand and control this awesome power of nature?
The winter threat looms over mountainous northern nations: avalanches - unstoppable, rumbling walls of thick snow moving at 300km/hour capable of destroying anything in their path. Tumbling snow can be a massively destructive force, but is this destruction avoidable? With scientific understanding growing all the time, is it possible to gain the upper hand and control this awesome power of nature?
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