mass wasting
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Where we can neither delay nor mitigate mass wasting, we should consider moving out of the way.
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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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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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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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Because they are almost all unconsolidated, they have significant implications for mass wasting.
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