Freak mud flows threaten our water supplies, and climate change is raising the risk
- Written by Petter Nyman, Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
Debris flows can disrupt a region's drinking water supply for years.Photo: Adrian Murphy (Melbourne Water)
Slurries of mud increasingly threaten the water we drink. This rush of sediment, known as “debris flow”, is a type of erosion where mud and boulders in steep catchments suddenly tumble down the stream channel, often travelling at...
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