#avalanche

#avalanche

A skier was swept about 150 feet in an avalanche on Mt. Olsen in the Virginia Lakes area of California's Eastern Sierra Mountains on Sunday, November 30, according to an update shared by the Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center (ESAC) on December 2. The avalanche occurred at roughly 10,600 feet on a northeast-facing slope and broke 12 to 24 inches deep on a layer of weak, faceted snow.

Three Italian climbers were among five foreigners and two Nepali guides who were confirmed killed on Monday when a huge avalanche smashed through a base camp near the summit of Mount Yalung Ri in Nepal's Himalayan range, according to reports. list of 4 itemsend of list Italy's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Wednesday that local authorities had confirmed the deaths of the three Italian climbers, but there remains no news of seven other Italian nationals who have been reported missing.

Will German schools train students for war and disasters? 11/02/2025November 2, 2025 Crises, disasters, war: These topics have long been covered in German schools on an abstract, academic level. But how practically prepared are students for real-life crises? Do they know what to do in case of an attack or an emergency situation? Read more to find out if the German government thinks schoolchildren should be better prepared for large-scale disasters.

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