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Five people were killed in a series of avalanches in the Austrian Alps as heavy snowfall hit the region on Friday.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

The latest deaths took to 18 the number of dead in avalanches in Austria this winter season.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Six people survived Tuesday's tragedy, one of the deadliest avalanches in modern US history.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

The danger of avalanches will continue following the train of storms.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Each individual had to understand how to make a stone knife, how to mend a torn cloak, how to lay a rabbit trap, and how to face avalanches, snakebites or hungry lions.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari