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lahar
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lahar [′lä‚här]
(geology)
A mudflow or landslide of pyroclastic material occurring on the flank of a volcano.
The deposit of mud or land so formed.


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They probably resulted from settling clouds of dry ash followed by denser lahars, deadly flows of water-saturated ash and rock, Sheridan adds.
Like concrete cascading down a cement truck chute, lahars could even entomb the streets of Orting.
``A big blast and landslide are unlikely, and there is less ice and snow available (on the mountain's flanks) to generate lahars (mudflows) as there were in 1980.
 
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