Compare and contrast mudflows, debris flows, and earthflows. What will be an ideal response?


Mudflows consist of small particles (at least 50% silt and clay) with a significant amount of water.
They are common in arid and semiarid environments where heavy rainfalls mix with slope material.
Debris flows consist of larger particles with less water; they are more viscous and are slower.
Earthflows are even slower; material slumps from the upper part of a hillside. They are more common
in humid climates on grassy, soil-covered slopes following heavy rains.

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