The mechanisms that govern the growth of debris flows are largely unclear, hampering efforts to assess natural hazards in landslide-prone areas. Experiments suggest that high bed-water content increases flow velocity and mass entrainment in landslides.
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Mangeney, A. Landslide boost from entrainment. Nature Geosci 4, 77–78 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1077
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