: a moving mass of soil made fluid by rain or melting snow
also
: lahar
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Flooding and flood damage after fire are often more severe, as debris and ash left from the fire can form mudflows.
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Pacific Coast Highway west of Topanga Canyon Boulevard in Los Angeles County was closed around 4:30 p.m. Sunday due to mudflows, officials said.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2025
There are various types of landslides, including a mudflow, in which water rushes down with only mud, and is generally less than 15 feet deep.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The ash that fell closer to Spurr remained a hazard for years as it was picked up by strong winds.
Closer to the volcano, the eruptions produced pyroclastic flows, lahars (mudflows) and lots of volcanic bombs.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Pacific Coast Highway west of Topanga Canyon Boulevard in Los Angeles County was closed around 4:30 p.m. Sunday due to mudflows, officials said.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2025
There are various types of landslides, including a mudflow, in which water rushes down with only mud, and is generally less than 15 feet deep.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The ash that fell closer to Spurr remained a hazard for years as it was picked up by strong winds.
Closer to the volcano, the eruptions produced pyroclastic flows, lahars (mudflows) and lots of volcanic bombs.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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mudflow
noun
mud·flow
ˈməd-ˌflō 
: a moving mass of mud made up of soil and rainwater or melted snow
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