Mount Elbrus is Europe’s highest mountain, and it is in Russia’s Caucasus Mountains.

To prevent avalanches on the mountains, people use a 1950’s howitzer. In war, people used it against aircraft, and now, it is keeping a nearby village safe.

It fires bombs which start small, safe avalanches. The smaller avalanches do not allow too much snow to build up, so big, dangerous avalanches do not happen.

Mount Elbrus is Europe’s highest mountain, and it is in Russia’s Caucasus Mountains.

To prevent avalanches on the mountains, people use a 1950’s howitzer. In war, people used it against aircraft, and now, it is keeping a nearby village safe.

It fires bombs which start small, safe avalanches. The smaller avalanches do not allow too much snow to build up, so big, dangerous avalanches do not happen.

To prevent avalanches on Mount Elbrus, Europe’s highest peak in Russia’s Caucasus Mountains, peopled used a 1950’s howitzer.

In combat, people used it as an anti-aircraft weapon, and now it is keeping a nearby village safe. The howitzer fires a shell which starts a small avalanche. These are safe and prevent too much snow build-up which could then result in a big, dangerous avalanche.