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The forest canopy that normally absorbs the rain, the organic material on the surface of the earth is no longer there in a burn scar so it creates a layer that literally repels water. it doesn't take much rain, in this case over half a foot, that's a lot of rain in a short period of time, to create that loosening of the dirt, loosening of the debris and that leads downhill, again, traveling speeds well faster than anyone can outrun, that is why it is so dangerous in the mountainous terrain of southern california. kate? >> that's what we are looking at right now, you can see it throughout that ...
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