mass wasting
Americannoun
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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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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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Where we can neither delay nor mitigate mass wasting, we should consider moving out of the way.
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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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