TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - Snow Avalanche Hazard in Canada - a Review
JO  - Natural hazards
A1  - Stethem, C
A1  - Jamieson, B
A1  - Schaerer, P
A1  - Liverman, D
A1  - Germain, Daniel
A1  - Walker, S.
SP  - 487
EP  - 515
VL  - 28
IS  - 2-3
N2  - Snow avalanches affect recreation, transportation, resource industries and property. During the 1990s an average of 12.5 persons per year were killed in avalanches in Canada. The snow avalanche hazard has affected people and facilities in B. C, Alberta, Yukon, NWT, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland. Avalanche risk may be voluntary, for example skiing and snowmobiling, or involuntary, for example public transportation corridors. A worst-case avalanche scenario is most likely to occur in the Western Cordillera, resulting from a single large-scale weather pattern, where a cold period resulting in the development of a weak layer in the snowpack is followed by a series of major mid-winter storms. Emergency preparedness for avalanches is most advanced in western Canada. New education and information initiatives in Quebec and Newfoundland are aimed at improving preparedness there. Current research is focused on avalanche forecasting, weather forecasting for avalanche prediction, avalanche failure characteristics, forestry and avalanches and geomorphology and avalanches. An important area of future research is the impact of climate change on avalanches, particularly in northern Canada.     <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0921-030X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -