Wet avalanches
A) do not achieve the high velocities of some dry avalanches.
B) may displace air causing a damaging air blast.
C) only occur at low elevations.
D) generate a cloud of powdered snow.
E) are less dense than dry avalanches.

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Wet avalanches are typically slower than dry avalanches because the snow is more cohesive and less prone to rapid flow, unlike dry, powdery snow that can achieve high velocities and generate clouds of powdered snow.

Wet Avalanches