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cougarmagic



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 6:34 pm    Post subject: Debris Flow Potential Study Reply with quote
The probability of mud and debris flows from canyons burned in the Station Fire is high:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1227/

(And in other breaking news, the sky is blue and 2+2 = 4.)
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Rumpled



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 2:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
An interesting read related to this is Control of Nature by John McPhee.
Teh san Gab's are one part of the book - others being the Mighty Miss and and Icelandic lava flow.
I read it some years ago and it was very interesting to me.

I might even have a copy, gotta check the bookshelves.
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mattmaxon
Danger is my Middle Name


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 3:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Rumpled wrote:
An interesting read related to this is Control of Nature by John McPhee.


Every copy in the LAPL is in transit or checked out!
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Zé
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
here's part of it: http://www.newyorker.com/archive/...988_09_26_045_TNY_CARDS_000350203
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Zé
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
stealth searching my friends!

http://books.google.com/books?id=...nst%20the%20Mountains&f=false

damn i read the first two pages, this is really good stuff


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