Originally published: New York : Gloucester Press, 1992.
Includes index.
Contents
Introduction -- What is an avalanche? -- Avalanche begins -- White death -- Alps -- What are landslides -- Landslide causes -- Volcanic landslides -- Disaster strikes -- Vaiont, Italy, 1963 -- Looking back -- Are we causing more? -- What can we do? -- Fact file -- Glossary -- Index.
Summary
Discusses how masses of snow, rock, or mud can crash down mountainsides and why human activities may trigger these disasters.
