Wildfire, Landslides Threaten California's Endangered Black Abalone
Wildfire, Landslides Threaten California’s Endangered Black Abalone In the wake of a record-breaking wildfire season and an intensifying rainy season, debris flows wreak havoc on Big Surs rocky intertidal habitats. Anne Marshall-Chalmers February 22, 2021 In late January, a heavy rainstorm soaked the Big Sur coast, a place recently scarred by California’s worst fire season on record. As the water washed over charred soil, it picked up debris. Rocks and boulders formed what looke...
United States Monterey Bay Mud Creek Pete Raimondi Steve Lonhart Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
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