Debris flow in the 2025 Eaton Fire burn area, California
Detailed Description
A postfire debris-flow deposit in Rubio Canyon, in the Eaton Fire burn area Los Angeles, County, California. Debris flows were triggered by intense rain on the recently burned hillslopes. Mud- to boulder-sized sediment was deposited by the debris flow in this image. The flow also damaged trees near and within the channel where the flow traveled.
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Postfire debris-flow hazards
Wildfires can significantly alter the way water interacts with the landscape to the extent that even modest rainstorms can produce dangerous flash floods and debris flows. Recent fires in the western U.S. have impacted hundreds of thousands of acres of steep land, much of it public, making it susceptible to increased erosion and debris-flow activity. With the risk of severe wildfires continuing to...
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Postfire debris-flow hazards
Wildfires can significantly alter the way water interacts with the landscape to the extent that even modest rainstorms can produce dangerous flash floods and debris flows. Recent fires in the western U.S. have impacted hundreds of thousands of acres of steep land, much of it public, making it susceptible to increased erosion and debris-flow activity. With the risk of severe wildfires continuing to...