Department of Geography Newcastle University U.K Department of Geographical Sciences Huddersfield Polytechnic U.K.
Disasters. 1985 Mar;9(1):51-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7717.1985.tb00910.x.
Until quite recently, snow avalanches in Britain had caused only a few deaths and the occasional destruction of property. Since about 1950, however, the number of people involved in avalanche accidents has risen sharply, particularly in Scotland. The main reason for this has been the growing popularity of mountaineering. This paper examines the situation in the Glen Nevis and Glen Coe areas of the Western Highlands. The types of avalanche occurring at these localities are briefly discussed and relationships between avalanche characteristics and accidents are examined. Mountaineers are the group chiefly responsible for the increase of avalanche deaths and injuries in the Glen Nevis and Glen Coe areas. Responses to the hazard are considered and these are shown to be inadequate. As elsewhere in Scotland, much more research is needed if a further worsening of the problem is to be avoided.
直到最近，英国的雪崩才导致了几人死亡和偶尔的财产损失。然而，自 1950 年以来，卷入雪崩事故的人数急剧上升，尤其是在苏格兰。主要原因是登山运动的日益普及。本文研究了西部高地格伦内维斯和格伦科夫地区的情况。简要讨论了这些地方发生的雪崩类型，并研究了雪崩特征与事故之间的关系。登山者是导致格伦内维斯和格伦科夫地区雪崩死亡和受伤人数增加的主要群体。考虑了对危险的反应，结果表明这些反应是不够的。与苏格兰其他地方一样，如果要避免问题进一步恶化，还需要进行更多的研究。
