Erosion After the 2011 Las Conchas Wildfire (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Erosion After the 2011 Las Conchas Wildfire

Caption

Two weeks after New Mexico's 2011 Las Conchas fire severely burned Cerro del Medio, post-storm flooding carried debris from the mountain into meadow below, including the 1.5 meter by 1 meter boulder in the foreground of the photo.

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Caitlin Orem

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This photo may only be used to illustrate the news release, "Post-Wildfire Erosion Can Be Major Sculptor of Forested Western Mountains," or a story about the research described in the release. The photo credit must run with the photo.

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