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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The rush of air produced in front of an [[avalanche]] of [[dry snow]] or in front of a  [[landslide]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The most destructive form, the avalanche blast, occurs when an avalanche is stopped abruptly,  as in the case of an almost vertical fall into a valley floor. Such blasts may have very erratic behavior,  leveling one house without damaging its neighbor.</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 07:19, 28 March 2024

The rush of air produced in front of an avalanche of dry snow or in front of a landslide.

The most destructive form, the avalanche blast, occurs when an avalanche is stopped abruptly, as in the case of an almost vertical fall into a valley floor. Such blasts may have very erratic behavior, leveling one house without damaging its neighbor.

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