Avalanches

An avalanche can stretch a mile wide, weigh more than a million tons, and accelerate to 80 miles per hour in five seconds. Though majestic and beautiful, the avalanche is the only natural disaster almost always caused by its victims, and the only natural force used by man as a weapon of war. Follow in the path of the "White Death"--from decimation of Hannibal's army, including elephants and horses, while crossing the Alps to the snowmobilers, skiers, and highway motorists that fall victim yearly.

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