19 interesting facts about avalanches

The city of Juno, in the USA, Alaska, is considered the most avalanche-prone settlement in the world.

In the Himalayas, some mountain slopes popular with climbers are bombarded with special mortars before the start of the season to cause an avalanche to come down prematurely and thereby protect the area.

In total, avalanche-prone areas on Earth include about 6% of all land, or more than 9.2 million square kilometers.