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A group of 50 Himalayan hazard experts is providing rapid analysis of the event. Here’s what they’ve found so far.
Avalanches continue to claim victims despite preventive measures. Why do some skiers take the risk off-piste?
An avalanche during a storm in the Sierra Nevada killed at least eight skiers on a guided backcountry excursion.
Here’s how our understanding of underwater avalanches is changing.
A deadly avalanche at Palisades Tahoe, home of the 1960 Winter Olympics, shows the risk as snow layers melt and new snow falls.
Molecule by molecule, a snowflake grows and eventually begins to fall. A scientific look at the amazing nature of snowflakes and snow.
Remote sensing satellites provide the crucial data that helps scientists model disasters so that they can work on predicting avalanche patterns in future.
As the risk of fires rises in areas once considered too wet to burn, it creates hazards for mountain communities and for downstream water supplies.
Once algorithms go live on markets, they start behaving in ways that programmers could not have foreseen.
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Associate Professor of Thermo Fluid Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
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Senior Lecturer of Earth Observation and Planetary Sciences, University of Aberdeen
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Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University; United Nations University
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Professor and former Director (2015-2025), Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation, and Professor of Geosciences, Loughborough University