Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20141215:20:48:00
1950 acres burn away here in the san gabriel mountains in the angeles national forest, and this area sustained the mud and debris flows. they're concerned again. burned away was the vegetation the holds the soil andground in place which prevents significant runoff, and also waxy compounds were released by the plants as they burned, and when the ground cooled, that created a natural barrier in the soil that prevents water from seeping deep into the ground. absorption of rainwater is hindered and that speeds up the runoff of mud and rock. that is what happened in ventura county. we shot that vid...
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