Nearly half of landslides during B.C. weather disaster linked to logging, wildfire, study finds
A study has found nearly half of the landslides, debris flows and washouts that occurred during British Columbia’s ...
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September 2013 Debris Flow in Big Thompson Canyon (IMAGE)
House damaged by a September 2013 debris flow in Big Thompson Canyon in the Colorado Front Range; deposit (foreground) covers US Highway 34. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible ...
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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 ...
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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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Nearly half of B.C. landslides linked to logging, wildfires, study finds
The study, published in the journal Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, analyzed more than 1,300 debris flows and landslides across 70,000 square kilometres of mountainous area flooded when a ...
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Rain set to hit Southern California amid flood warnings
The National Weather Service plans to issue a flood watch beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday and lasting through Thursday afternoon, warning of the possibility of flash flooding and debris flows caused ...