The continuations of the canyons down the continental slopes were probably cut and are maintained by deep-water currents containing large amounts of suspended sediment or by sudden avalanche-like movements of loose sedimentary material that collected in the upper parts of the submarine canyons.
It is clear that this scenario can be occasionally subject to sudden (avalanche-type of) perturbations following "punctuated equilibrium" patterns in the rare ocasions in which a new node arrive.
Imagine that you're on the mountain skiing and all of the sudden an avalanches rolls down after you and traps you under the snow.
Avalanches, sudden snowstorms and frostbite are real dangers.
In the short run, the melting could unleash sudden floods and avalanches as it overwhelms reservoirs and stream beds, experts say.
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4 stars Ice climbing - With the added elements of cold and ice, there are more risks, such as avalanches and sudden blowouts - lumps of ice "exploding" on the slope - caused by too much lingering on a shelf of fragile ice. 3 stars Affordability Rock climbing - On a sunny day you can get by with plimsolls, shorts, a T-shirt, a helmet and a light pack with water and a few essentials.
Climbing the mountain means facing walls of ice, bridging bottomless crevasses, keeping a sharp eye out for avalanches and sudden storms.
For places where the move to proper public participation has long been frozen, such as Algeria and Saudi Arabia, any sudden thaw could cause an avalanche.Faleh Abdel Jabbar, an Iraqi sociologist, gives warning that for now in most Arab countries "all the elements that theory says should build democracy are absent, and all those that should prevent it are present".
When glacier meltwater or ice avalanches enter lakes, the sudden rise of water level and the huge surges or shock waves can cause moraine dam breaches and lake outbursts.
