Mud line on houses after 2018 mudslides (IMAGE)

University of Pennsylvania

Mud line on houses after 2018 mudslides

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The 2018 mudflows, which followed a fire and then heavy rain, were powerful and destructive. Here, the “mud line” marks how high they flowed into homes in Montecito, California.

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Douglas Jerolmack

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