Environment ❯ Natural Disasters

Avalanches

Weather Conditions Snow Conditions Safety Measures Mountain Safety Risk Assessment Impact on Communities Weather Patterns Causes Impact on Infrastructure Snow Accumulation

Deadly Himalayan Flood Fuels Fight Over SERVIR Funding and CNN’s Reporting

Per U.S. officials, the program could not issue real-time flood warnings, prompting debate over media framing and aid policy.

Cal/OSHA Proposes $151,300 in Fines for Guide Company After Deadly Castle Peak Avalanche

Portillo Buried by More Than Four Meters of Snow as Resort and Border Pass Remain Closed

French Ski Mountaineer Killed in Avalanche on Pakistan's K6

Avalanche Hits Kanchan Ganga Near Badrinath, No Casualties Reported

Unstable Ice Tower Blocks Everest Route Through Khumbu Icefall

Two Ski Tourers Killed in Separate Avalanches in France and Austria

Tramuntana Winds Halt Trains Between Figueres and Portbou

Four Killed in Two Northwest B.C. Avalanches

Avalanche in South Tyrol Kills 2 as Rescue Teams Say 25 Caught

Record Heat Triggers Utah Statewide Avalanche Advisory and Colorado Wet-Avalanche Alerts

Youth Critically Injured After In-Bounds Avalanche at Nakiska Ski Area

Two Ski Mountaineers Killed in Monte Cornaccia Avalanche as Third Companion Survives

Pro Splitboarder Stratton Matteson, 28, Killed in Joffre Peak Avalanche

Two Ski Tourers Killed in Haute-Savoie Avalanche Near La Chapelle-d’Abondance

Three Injured in Two Big Cottonwood Canyon Avalanches After Sheriff Corrects Initial Fatality Report

Helicopters Evacuate Isère Hamlet as Record Alpine Snow Keeps Avalanche Risk High

Deadly Avalanche Wave Pounds Alps; California Backcountry Disaster Leaves Eight Dead, One Missing

Avalanche Derails Swiss Train Near Goppenstein, Injuring Five and Halting Service Between Goppenstein and Brig

Avalanche Derails Swiss Regional Train Near Goppenstein, Injuring Five