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How Avalanches Work
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Learn how avalanches form, how long you can stay alive while buried under an avalanche and what steps you can take to survive.
10 Deadliest Avalanche Disasters, Including One With 20K Casualties
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The title of deadliest avalanche is most often given to the 1970 Huascarán disaster in Peru, the single most catastrophic avalanche in recorded history.
What Was the Largest Avalanche in History? 1970 Disaster Takes the Title
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When people talk about the largest avalanche in history, are they referring to the sheer amount of displaced mass? The total property damage? In reality, the phrase usually refers to lives lost, equating "largest" to the deadliest avalanche ever recorded.
How Search-and-rescue Dogs Work
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Search-and-rescue dogs are called upon to work after natural disasters and mass casualty events to locate missing people. So how do they do their work?
How Landslides Work
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Landslides can be devastating, causing more damage than their triggers. Learn more about landslides and landslide causes.
Can You Really Outrun a Volcano?
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In the movies it looks so easy. A team of scientists are working near the crater of a volcano when it suddenly erupts. They jump in their vehicle and outrace the surging lava flow to safety. In reality, it just doesn't happen that way.
10 Terrifying Moments on Unscripted TV
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There have been some terrifying moments on unscripted TV throughout the years. Visit HowStuffWorks to see 10 terrifying moments on unscripted TV.
10 Most Destructive Storms
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Witch homicide aside, Dorothy was lucky that her home safely traveled to Oz after the tornado. Many people who lived through the storms on our list were left with nothing.
10 Reasons Why Bridges Collapse
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You may see most bridges as those things you cross on your way to somewhere else, but where would you be if one collapsed? We've figured out 10 reasons why the worst happens.
How Icebergs Work
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Icebergs are a lot more than just giant chunks of floating ice. Learn about icebergs and find out how icebergs can affect the ocean around them.