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Avalanche vs. Landslide
Avalanche
/ˈævəlɑːntʃ/Examples:
Two people survived being swept up in an avalanche.Rescuers worked tirelessly after the avalanche struck.The village was buried under a sudden avalanche of snow.
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Landslide
/ˈlændslaɪd/Examples:
The earthquake triggered a landslide.Votes poured in, predicting a landslide victory.Heavy rains caused a landslide on the mountain trail.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- A landslide involves the movement of rock, earth, or debris down a slope, typically due to gravity.
- An avalanche is specifically a mass of snow, often mixed with ice and other debris, that rapidly slides down a mountainside.
- Landslides can occur in any terrain given the right conditions, avalanches are more common in mountainous and snowy regions.
- Landslides can be triggered by rainfall, earthquakes, volcanic activity, or human interaction, whereas avalanches occur mostly during or after heavy snowfall.
- Landslides may carry trees, rocks, and even structures, while avalanches are primarily composed of snow and ice.
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