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Avalanches occur suddenly, damaging houses and injuring people. Many of the avalanches that occurred in Yamanashi Prefecture in 2014 took place in locations where avalanches are uncommon. We now know that many of these were "slab avalanches," in which a slab of surface layer snow is dislodged. How and why did these slab avalanches occur? We'll look at the latest efforts to better understand the underlying mechanisms, and the steps being taken to save lives.
First Air Date : May 01, 2020
Last Air date : Mar 16, 2024
Episode : 40 Episode
Season : 1 Season
Runtime: 15:14 minutes
Studio: NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Country: Japan
Cast: Lemi Duncan