Improper functioning of the adrenal glands can arise from multiple causes and leads to a wide variety of symptoms. Cushingâs syndrome is related to the overproduction of cortisol (a hormone produced by the adrenal gland).
Avalanches occur in the backcountry where we like to play. Most avalanches occur on slopes between 35 & 45 degrees. Slopes less than 30 degrees rarely produce avalanches, and slopes greater than about 50 degrees tend to sluff off the snow often, and not build up slabs, not to say they will never avalanche down. Stay alert, always pay attention to your surroundings.
Most earthquakes happen at a place where 2 tectonic plates touch. Earthquakes occur mostly in regions with stress between continental plates. This is the case in the Middle East, and along the rim around the Pacific Ocean (where it also causes volcanic activity in the regions, known as the Ring of Fire).