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Avalanche winter 1951: Forest emerges as most-effective protection following disasters in Alps (phys.org)

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In terms of area, forest is the most important means of avalanche protection. It is also the most cost-effective and is naturally renewable. This insight hit home after the winter of 1951, when over 1,000 avalanches caused immense damage. The SLF began researching how protection forests could be sustainably developed.

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