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Post-wildfire erosion can sculpt forested mountains
2016-04-21 07:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Erosion after severe wildfires can be the dominant force shaping forested mountainous landscapes of the U.S. Intermountain West, suggests a new research paper by two University of Arizona geoscientists. The study is the first to assess the impact of wildfires on such landscapes by combining several different ways to measure short-term and long-term erosion rates, said study co-author Jon Pelletier, a UA professor of geosciences. After the 2011 Las Conchas fire in New Mexico, soil and rock eroded...
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