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More people are surviving avalanches than decades ago — here's why

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Study: Avalanche survival rate in Switzerland has increased from 43.5% to 53.4% since 1990 .

Time is critical — most people who live to tell the tale are rescued within the first few minutes after burial.

The researchers attribute this success to better avalanche safety training for outdoor-sports enthusiasts.

He writes across all areas of the life sciences and medicine but specializes in the study of the very small — from the genes that make our bodies work to the chemicals that could support life on other planets. Mick holds graduate degrees in medical biochemistry and molecular biology. When he's not writing or editing, he is co-director of the Digital Communications Fellowship in Pathology; a professor of professional practice in academic writing at ThinkSpace Education ; an inclusion and accessibility consultant; and (most importantly) dog-walker and ball-thrower extraordinaire..

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84

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88

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53

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informal

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English

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55

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long-living