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mudflow

[ muhd-floh ]

noun

Geology.
  1. a flow of mixed earth debris containing a large amount of water.
  2. the dried-out product of such a flow.


mudflow

/ ˈ³¾ÊŒ»åËŒ´Ú±ôəʊ /

noun

  1. geology a flow of soil or fine-grained sediment mixed with water down a steep unstable slope
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mudflow

/ ³¾Å­»å′´Ú±ôÅ′ /

  1. A downhill movement of soft, wet, unconsolidated earth and debris, made fluid by rain or melted snow and often building up great speed.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mudflow1

First recorded in 1900–05; mud + flow
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The word is a portmanteau of mudflow and landslide, and is commonly used to describe debris flows or mudflows.

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There are various types of landslides, including a mudflow, in which water rushes down with only mud, and is generally less than 15 feet deep.

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The company’s power lines ignited the Thomas fire in 2017, a Ventura and Santa Barbara County fire that killed two and created the conditions that led to a mudflow in Montecito that killed 21 people.

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Devastation from the eruption covered 150 square miles with volcanic mudflow, blocks of shattered rock and volcanic debris and sediment in river channels.

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Southern California Edison has agreed to pay $80 million to cover costs and damages from the 2017 Thomas fire, a massive blaze in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties that killed two people and later triggered a massive mudflow that resulted in 23 deaths.

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