Snow and Ice - disaster Types - International Disasters Charter
2007年4月22日 · Snow storms can quickly cause disruption to inhabited areas if the ground temperature is cold enough for the snow to settle. As the amount of snow builds up, road, rail and air traffic can all be affected or be brought entirely to a halt with routes made impassable or conditions too hazardous to risk travel.
Snow Disaster Risk Assessment Based on Long-Term Remote …
2024年5月8日 · Snow disasters are one of the top ten meteorological disasters worldwide, and they are broadly classified into the following three types according to their formation conditions, distribution range, and characteristics: avalanches, wind-blown snow (wind-snow flow), and snow accumulation [2].
雪灾 - 百度百科
雪灾（Snow Disaster）是因长时间大量降雪造成大范围积雪成灾的自然现象，通常发生在冬季或初春，主要出现在稳定积雪地区和不稳定积雪山区，偶尔出现在瞬时积雪地区，对道路交通、城市居民生活和牧业生产危害极大。
Global Snow- and Ice-Related Disaster Risk: A Review
2022年9月9日 · Mongolia, the Caucasus, Georgia, and Western China are frequently and severely affected by snow disasters in pastoral areas (Wang et al. 2019a), where they are often accompanied by blowing snow. Glacial, ice, and snow floods are widely distributed in the high-altitude mountains of mid–high latitude regions in Russia, the Caucasus, Central ...
List of major snow and ice events in the United States
The following is a list of major snow and ice events in the United States that have caused noteworthy damage and destruction in their wake. The categories presented below are not used to measure the strength of a storm, but are rather indicators of how severely the snowfall affected the population in the storm's path.
Snow Storm Safety - National Weather Service
Heavy snow can immobilize a region and paralyze a city, stranding commuters, closing airports, stopping the flow of supplies, and disrupting emergency and medical services. The weight of snow can cause roofs to collapse and knock down trees and power lines. Homes and farms may be isolated for days and unprotected livestock may be lost.
(PDF) Global Snow- and Ice-Related Disaster Risk: A Review
2022年11月1日 · Snow-and Ice-Related Disasters on Land On land, SIRDs mostly occur in middle – low latitude areas and in high-latitude permafrost regions and result in more frequent
Snow and Ice-Related Hazards, Risks, and Disasters: A General Framework ...
2015年1月1日 · Hazards, risks, and disasters related to snow and ice not only result from direct impacts on humans and their infrastructure by, for instance, snow avalanches, floods from glacial lakes, or accelerated erosion of permafrost coasts, they are also a consequence of the expansion of human activities into previously avoided dangerous regions, such ...
What We Know About the Lake-Effect Snowstorm - The New York …
2024年12月1日 · Lake-effect snow blowing in from the Great Lakes has blanketed parts of Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York, stranding hundreds of vehicles on roads and snarling post-Thanksgiving travel.
Snow and ice-related hazards, risks, and disasters: Facing …
2021年1月1日 · Hazards, risks, and disasters related to snow and ice not only result from direct impacts on humans and their infrastructure by, for instance, snow avalanches, floods from glacial lakes, or accelerated erosion of permafrost coasts, but they are also a consequence of the expansion of human activities into previously avoided dangerous regions ...