Word: avalanchologist
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...result of their studies, Avalanchologist Andre Roche and other institute scientists now classify avalanches in two basic groups. One is the dreaded Staublawine (German for dust avalanche), which may occur, for example, when heavy new snowfalls fail to cling to the older foundation and begin to slide in billowing masses down the slope. It can be set off by a sudden shift of wind. Literally riding on a cushion of air at speeds of up to 150 m.p.h., dust avalanches create such enormous pressure differentials that they have been known to pull people out of their homes or knock down...
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