Risks and challenges n°1: mountain hazards
This free supplement of TDC n° 841 (October 2002), presents various articles on: mountain risks in France, especially with a case study on avalanches; the Taller dam, in southern Corsica; the explosion risk under a tunnel; landslides in Féternes (Haute-savoie) in March 2001. Other articles on avalanches are varied and illustrate some examples of disasters, the avalanche process, actions to mitigate their impact, survival probability, the work of rescuers specialised in this field, the various types of avalanches, mechanisms against avalanches, illustrated by a poster, as well as a teaching unit providing some examples of activities or project to be carried out according to the educational level. (UNEsCO)