mass wasting
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Delaying mass wasting is a worthy endeavour, of course, because during the time that the measures are still effective they can save lives and reduce damage to property and infrastructure.
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The characteristics of these various environments, and the processes that take place within them, are also discussed in later chapters on glaciation, mass wasting, streams, coasts, and the sea floor.
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Addition of water is the most common trigger of mass wasting, and can come from storms, rapid melting, or flooding.
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Soil can only develop where surface materials remain in place and are not frequently moved away by mass wasting.
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Erosion, driven by gravity, is the inevitable response to that uplift, and various types of erosion, including mass wasting, have created slopes in the uplifted regions.
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