Postfire debris-flow hazard assessment viewer
Detailed Description
A screenshot showing the USGS postfire debris-flow hazard assessment viewer. The dashboard allows users to view or download postfire debris-flow hazard assessment data. The points on the map show the burn area locations where the USGS conducted hazard assessments from 2013-2025.
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Public Domain.
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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...