mass wasting
Americannoun
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The important types of mass wasting are creep, slump, translational slide, rotational slide, fall, and debris flow or mudflow.
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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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In some parts of the world, similar features have been built to protect infrastructure from other types of mass wasting.
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In some situations, the best approach is to mitigate the risks associated with mass wasting by constructing shelters or diversionary channels.
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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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