Rain on wildfire burn scars can trigger destructive debris flows − a geologist explains how
Rain on burned hillslopes can trigger dangerous floods and debris flows. Those debris flows can move with the speed of a freight train, picking up or destroying anything in their path. They can move ...
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Crushed by boulders, drowned in mud: How debris flows endanger LA’s fire-ravaged communities
creating an alluvial fan — one of the most visually compelling and dynamic features of geology. In the case of the San Gabriel Mountains, debris flows are a scenario that’s been explored many ...
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After the Palisades and Eaton fires, here's what we know about the risk of mudslides
With rain finally on the way this weekend, debris flows are a real concern below ... research hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. That's because the steepness of the San Gabriel Mountains ...
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5 things to know about mudslide risk as major rains hit Los Angeles County
Debris flow: When water rapidly flows downhill and ... in October 1978 that destroyed more than 20 homes. The California Geological Survey said the heavy rains between December 1977 and April ...
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L.A. prepares for debris flows, slides in major rainstorm expected this week
a research hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. "The larger debris flows can consist of these fast-moving walls of earth, trees, boulders and other really dangerous debris that can destroy ...
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Mudslide risk after fires
While damaging debris flows are not the most likely outcome ... research hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. That's because the steepness of the San Gabriel Mountains and the deep ...
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Rain on wildfire burn scars can trigger destructive debris flows − a geologist explains how
A debris flow channel in a severely burned watershed in Idaho. Amirhossein Montazeri/Boise State University, CC BY-ND ...
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Crushed by boulders, drowned in mud: How debris flows endanger Los Angeles’ fire-ravaged communities
creating an alluvial fan — one of the most visually compelling and dynamic features of geology. In the case of the San Gabriel Mountains, debris flows are a scenario that’s been explored many ...
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How Debris Flows Endanger LA's Fire-Ravaged Communities
Though wildfires around Los Angeles are contained, foothill communities remain at risk of debris flows. Heavy rain could trigger dangerous mudslides in burn areas like Altadena and Pasadena.
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Rain on wildfire burn scars can trigger damaging debris flows − a geologist explains how
Rain on burned hillslopes can trigger dangerous floods and debris flows. Those debris flows can move with the speed of a freight train, picking up or destroying anything in their path. They can move ...
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Crushed by Boulders, Drowned in Mud: How Debris Flows Endanger L.A.’s Fire-Ravaged Communities
In the areas scarred by the Eaton Fire, just a fifth of an inch of rain could trigger a debris flow if it falls within 15 minutes, said Jeremy Lancaster, the state geologist who heads the California ...