Multiple Choice
How do forest or wild fires contribute to mass wasting?
A) via wind transport of fines during the fire
B) by unloading the slope and reducing the rate of mass wasting
C) Human disturbance caused by fire fighting activities is the most destructive and leads to further slope failures.
D) by removing stabilizing vegetation
Correct Answer:
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