Detecting avalanches /
Avalanches
by Trudi Strain Trueit.
- 32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Detecting disasters. .
- Detecting disasters. .
Includes bibliographical references (page 32) and index.
White death -- Signs of trouble -- Weather watch -- Doppler radar -- In the slide zone.
Introduces avalanches, their causes, and the damage they do; describes how scientists can determine that an avalanche is coming; and provides advice on prevention and survival.--