California Mudslides

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Channel: The YEARS Project · 2018 · News & Politics

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California's devastating mudslides have killed at least 15 with dozens still missing. Our #ClimateFacts video explains how the state's climate fueled wildfires set the stage for this ongoing disaster. 

SOURCES:
[i] The New York Times. “Southern California Mudslides: Death Toll Rises to 15, With Dozens More Missing” Jan. 10, 2018. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/us/montecito-mudslides-california.html
[ii] Ibid   
[iii] Ibid
[iv] The Verge. “How California’s record wildfire season paved the way for catastrophic mudslides” Jan 9, 2018. https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/9/16870848/mudslides-montecito-santa-barbara-county-california-record-wildfire-season-science-rain   
[v] Ibid
[vi] Arizona Cooperative Extension. “Soil Erosion Control after Wildfire.” Tom DeGomez.
 https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/pubs/az1293.pdf 
[vii] Ibid

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