Difficult to predict

Difficulties in predicting snow behavior make it difficult to predict landslides. A study by European researchers reveals the difficulty of knowing when a snowplate breaks and falls.

In fact, two seemingly equal sets of snow can break completely differently.

Researchers want to create computer models to know how and why avalanches occur. They believe they can be useful for better risk measurement. They have to measure snow resistance, but they have also had problems. Snow hardens as snow density increases.

However, in a given density, fractures are random and do not obey a specific model. In addition, they can be affected not only by density, but also by other characteristics. They will have to continue investigating.

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