Sentences with phrase «ice avalanche»

Nepal was left reeling when a sudden ice avalanche slammed down onto a group of Sherpa guides on April 18 and [continue reading...]

With the president aboard the USS Henderson going from Juneau to Skagway, the ship's gunners fired several rounds of 5 - inch shells into the wall of the Taku Glacier «so that Harding could watch the flashing ice avalanche,» according to Harding's biographer, Francis Russell.

On Everest, one of the most frightening parts of the mountain is the Khumbu Icefall, two - thousand vertical feet of massive columns of glacial ice that can shift around at any moment and come tumbling down in a gigantic ice avalanche, crushing everything in their paths.

The permafrost that helps hold the state's mountain peaks together is also thawing rapidly, leading to a rise in the number of giant rock and ice avalanches.

Not exact matches

While we might examine the hole in the ice in hindsight, and find some particular fracture that contributed to the collapse, this is much like looking for the particular pebble of sand that triggers an avalanche, or the specific vibration that triggers an earthquake.

Climbing up and over the main divide with ropes, crampons and iceaxes, braving avalanches and ice cliffs, they follow the migration routes of the magnificent Himalayan tahr and nimble chamois all the way out to the West Coast.

The avalanche struck a perilous passage called the Khumbu Icefall, which is riddled with crevasses and piled with serac - or huge chunks of ice - that can break free without warning.

The fatal incident was the result, some climbers said, of a so - called ice release and not a more typical snow avalanche.

El Niño alone won't trigger an ice apocalypse — but when you combine it with human carbon pollution, it might just be the fracture that sets off the avalanche.

If you leave aside the jokes, the sets (this year's mutating Swarovski ice palace would have made Liberace weep, though in its avalanche - of - chintz way it was beautiful), and the celebrities in their designer plumage, the heartbeat of the Oscars is the slow and steady gathering drumbeat of the big winner, and what that winner means.

If you leave aside the jokes, the sets (this year's mutating Swarovski ice palace would have made Liberace weep, though in its avalanche - of - chintz way it was beautiful), and the celebrities in their designer plumage, the heartbeat of the Oscars is the slow and -LSB-...]

There is also an avalanche of bonus extras, including: Extreme Cool View Version of Ice Age (which combines Scrat's Frozen Fun Facts with behind - the - scenes clips from the filmmakers and natural history experts), specific scene commentary by John Leguizamo as Sid, Behind the Scenes of Ice Age (an HBO special), Gone Nutty - Scrat's Missing Adventure (the animated short), Bunny (another animated short with introduction by director Chris Wedge), three multi-angle animation progressions, and six production featurettes.

National Snow and Ice Data Center This comprehensive National Snow and Ice Data Center Web site, useful for teacher reference or for older students, includes information on snow and ice as indicators of climate change, snow avalanches, blizzards, historical snow data, the climate of the Arctic and Antarctic regions, glaciers, sea ice, ice sheets, ice shelves, and iceberIce Data Center This comprehensive National Snow and Ice Data Center Web site, useful for teacher reference or for older students, includes information on snow and ice as indicators of climate change, snow avalanches, blizzards, historical snow data, the climate of the Arctic and Antarctic regions, glaciers, sea ice, ice sheets, ice shelves, and iceberIce Data Center Web site, useful for teacher reference or for older students, includes information on snow and ice as indicators of climate change, snow avalanches, blizzards, historical snow data, the climate of the Arctic and Antarctic regions, glaciers, sea ice, ice sheets, ice shelves, and iceberice as indicators of climate change, snow avalanches, blizzards, historical snow data, the climate of the Arctic and Antarctic regions, glaciers, sea ice, ice sheets, ice shelves, and iceberice, ice sheets, ice shelves, and iceberice sheets, ice shelves, and iceberice shelves, and icebergs.

In addition one can also ride ice sledges and Sven the reindeer, or run alongside Marshmallow as he protects you from avalanches.

All three members of the AVALANCHE resistance group are killed when Shinra ices Sector 7 in Midgar.

On Tau Volantis, players must overcome deadly avalanches, treacherous ice - climbs and the violent wilderness in this spine - tingling new adventure.

For instance, treacherous ice, freezing temperatures and even avalanches will be nipping at your heels as you take on these intense slopes.

The wilderness is all out to make a meal of you and if you manage to ride that, the steep ice climbs and sudden avalanches will have you scrambling for cover.

The increased temperatures have been accompanied with changes in snow, sea - ice, precipitation, permafrost, icebergs, landice, river runoff, polar lows, synoptic storms, cloudiness, avalanches, ocean circulation, and ocean acidification.

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the avalanche studies tell us the layers formed in the snow are indicative of the type of avalanche expected, is there any reason not to believe that so called fractured multiyear ice won't behave in the same style (breaks laterally)?

The water acts as a lubricant, making it easy for the snow and ice to fall quickly and abruptly in one big release, e.g., «avalanching.»

Product Snow Guards are devices attached to sloped roofing surfaces that prevent mass quantities of snow and ice from avalanching all at once off of the roof.

Manufactured in a clear polycarbonate to offer protection with an out - of - sight look, these devices are attached to sloped roofing surfaces, and are designed to prevent mass quantities of snow and ice from avalanching off of the roof, says Michael Pietrzak, technical sales coordinator for the Feasterville, Pa. - based company.