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ASSIGNMENT #2

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Avalanche
“An avalanche ocurrs when a layer of snow becomes unstable,
collapses and slides downhill. Avalanchs can cause extensive
damage to things in it’s path. There is several things that can
cause a avalanche; a steep slope, a week layer in the snow cover,
or a trigger such as an earthquake or animal movment.

Did you know that avalanches can reach speeds of 250 miles per
hour. Just seconds after an avalanche, the snow quickly turn into
ice and freezes hard as concrete.

The united states ranks fifth in the world when it comes to


avalanche danger. One of the deadliest avalanches in american
history took place in Washington’s Cascade Mountains. In
march, 1910, an avalanche sweeped away trains and killed 96
people.”

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