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Preventing Avalanches And Landslides

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Abhijeet Chavan
27 January 2005 - 6:00am

Howitzers, explosives, hydrogen-filled balloons, and other solutions exist to prevent avalanches and landslides.

"...even though dozens of people die in avalanches every year, the government -- currently considering a Senate bill that would devote $90 million to avalanche-prevention systems and awareness and research -- should be able to keep it from happening...'There's no reason that anybody should be killed by an avalanche'"

Full Story: Taming The Wild Side
Source: Wired, January 24, 2005
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