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What is Avalanche?

A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a triggering external force; a large snow mass that grows as it flows and may contain ice and stones.

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Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

The large-scale movement of air that distributes heat and moisture around the Earth, influencing weather patterns and climatic...

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...