Natural History of Fire & Flood Cycles
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Subject:
Environment
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California: Science
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California: Environment & Energy
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Fire Ecology
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Forests & Forestry
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Fire
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Floods
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Fire
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Description:
This essay discusses the relationship between forest fires and mountain flooding caused by heavy rains. Includes information about causes of forest fires, post-fire debris flows and landslides, and post-fire mitigation efforts. This material focuses on the "Old Topanga Firestorm of 1993" in Southern California and the following floods of 1995. From the California Coastal Commission. |
Creator:
Ainsworth, Jack; Doss, Troy Alan
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Publisher:
California Coastal Commission |
Language:
English
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Source:
http://www.coastal.ca.gov/web/fire/ucsbfire.html |
PID=
res:lii-20234
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