Which mass movement poses the greatest risk to human life because it moves so quickly?
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Mudslide poses the greatest risk to human life because it moves so quickly.
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- Mudslide is the gravity assisted movement of the debris. When on the hill top water is moved downstream with a great speed maybe due to heavy rainfall.
- Then on it way it carries everything like mud, gravel, stones. As a result there is high chances of landslides. The mudflow may carry all the houses, cattles and even human bodies.
- This results in many increase in the drowning cases. All these take solace so sudden that there is hardly any time to react.
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Mudslides
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Mudslides occur in a variety of environments, characterized by either steep or gentle slopes in mountains, heavy rainfall or sometimes movement of water underground as well. Mudslide is abetted by gravity. Mudslide can easily progress into a huge landslide which causes not only mud, but rocks, trees and gravel to wash away quickly. It can wipe out houses, animals and trees in the affected area. It's a natural disaster that can strike so sudden and end is lots of casualty.
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