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Seems like the flat roofs in Davos were a conscious decision to safeguard against avalanches.
by bduerst 5y ago
Seems like the flat roofs in Davos were a conscious decision to safeguard against avalanches.
- bogomipz 5y agoFrom the link: >" In order to guard against dangerous avalanches in snow-covered Davos, the houses were covered with flat roofs." I wish they had detailed how flat roofs guards against an avalanche? What is the logic/physics at work there?
- harambae 5y agoroof avalanches, presumably https://www.webcenterfairbanks.com/2021/04/04/spring-melt-means-the-risk-of-roof-avalanches-increases/ https://www.webcenterfairbanks.com/2021/04/04/spring-melt-me...