Jan 12, 2024 · We use a technique called photoelasticity and create thin avalanches to reveal what's going on inside the avalanche. We track photoelastic particles with a high-speed camera and can observe...

Avalanches can be surprising, sublimely beautiful and deadly. They can sweep trains off their tracks, crush buildings, uproot trees and bury people. Some avalanches have even covered entire houses with people still inside them.

Jan 11, 2024 · We use a technique called photoelasticity and create thin avalanches to reveal what’s going on inside the avalanche. We track photoelastic particles with a high-speed …

Avalanches and avalanche paths share common elements: a start zone where the avalanche originates, a track along which the avalanche flows, and a runout zone where the avalanche comes to rest.

Jan 11, 2024 · We use a technique called photoelasticity and create thin avalanches to reveal what’s going on inside the avalanche. We track photoelastic particles with a high-speed camera and can observe...

Apr 2, 2024 · Three-hundred and fifty avalanches have been reported by the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center since last September. Many of these incidents were triggered by humans, …

Apr 4, 2024 · Three-hundred and fifty avalanches have been reported by the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center since last September. Many of these incidents were triggered by humans, and four resulted in...

In this program, scientists on a quest to find out how snow can sometimes strike with the force of TNT take NOVA's cameras inside an avalanche to unlock its deadly secrets.

Apr 1, 2024 · Three-hundred and fifty avalanches have been reported by the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center since last September. Many of these incidents were triggered by humans, and four resulted in fatalities. Some avalanches caused injuries and required complex rescues.

Apr 3, 2024 · Three-hundred and fifty avalanches have been reported by the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center since last September. (Photo/Will Turner/Unsplash)