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Slowing of landslides reflects California’s drying climate

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Date: 2016-06-01 17:14:40
Blog: AGU Meetings
URL: http://blogs.agu.org/geospace/2016/06/01/slowing-landslide-flows-reflects-californias-drying-climate/

Summary:

New data have unveiled an unexpected geological consequence of northern California's ongoing drought. Eel River Basin landslides slowed down twice between 2009 and 2015, a period when the region experienced unprecedented drought, according to new research.

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Geographic context:

LocationCountryLatitudeLongitude
Eel RiverUS39.3176-87.1098
Northern CaliforniaUS38.8979-120.028

Keywords:

climate New data, Eel, Featured, new research, northern California, ongoing drought, period, River Basin landslides, unexpected geological consequence, unprecedented drought

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