Rockfall Avalanche, Mt. Rainer, Washington
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Results of the 1963 rockfall avalanche of volcanic debris on Little Tahoma, Mt. Rainer, Washington. There were no witnesses to the event. Image Credit: B. Bradley. University of Colorado The slopes above streams and rivers are subjected to a variety of processes that cause them to recede and retreat from the river or stream channel. These processes, collectively called mass wasting, can be classified according to rapidity of movement and according to the type of materials that are transported. |
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