| − | Snow can be dangerous for farm animals when it is very heavy, and difficult to walk through. It covers the food they eat and freezes the water. Snow is also dangerous for traffic when it piles up on the roads. Snow may be very dangerous as an [[avalanche]]. An avalanche is a large mass of snow that slips down a mountain. Many people have been killed by avalanches along history. | + | Snow can be dangerous for farm animals when it is very heavy, and difficult to walk through. It covers the food they eat and freezes the water. Snow is also dangerous for traffic when it piles up on the roads. Additionally, heavy snow storms can lower visibility and impair vehicular travel. Snow may be very dangerous as an [[avalanche]]. An avalanche is a large mass of snow that slips down a mountain. Many people have been killed by avalanches along history. |