Upon completion of this unit students should be able to: Describe longitudinal and lateral profiles (shapes) of an alluvial fan. Discuss the difference between a debris flow and a stream-dominated ...

In Southern California, more than two million people live on alluvial fans, landforms that are conducive to flash floods and debris flows, according to Dr. Lancaster. The National Weather Service ...

7 and burned a combined 58 square miles. As firefighters continue to beat back these blazes, another threat takes hold of burn scar areas. Debris flows are a type of fast-moving landslide that carries ...