More people are surviving avalanches than decades ago – here’s why

photo of an avalanche hurtling down a snowy mountainside toward the camera

People buried in avalanches are more likely to be rescued quickly and survive the experience today than four decades ago, a new study suggests. Avalanches can kill in many ways. Most people caught in these avalanches die from injuries received during the avalanche, drowning after being buried by the snow, or hypothermia that enters as … Read more