In this study we document a post-fire erosion response to a short-lived, intense rainstorm occurred on 6 September 2012 in the Sant'Angelo creek watershed, Sarno Mountains, Southern Italy.
During a single afternoon, I saw several orangutans climb down trees and craft umbrella-like hats out of leaves when an intense rainstorm rolled in.
Open image in new window Fig. 6 Spatial distribution of Chinese civil airports and rainstorm occurrence frequencies Open image in new window Fig. 7 Spatial distribution of Chinese civil airports and sandstorm occurrence frequencies.
Would a massive simultaneous flush produce more flow than an intense rainstorm?
On Friday, October 10, despite an intense rainstorm, hundreds marched in Clayton, Missouri demanding that the county prosecutor step down.
The importance of erosion in the Mediterranean is related to the long history of human activity in a region characterized by low levels of annual precipitation, the occurrence of intense rainstorms and long-lasting droughts, high evapotranspiration, the presence of steep slopes and the occurrence of recent tectonic activity, together with the recurrent use of fire, overgrazing and farming.
During intense rainstorms, rainfall intensity and infiltration capacity on the hillslope control Hortonian runoff while the topographic attributes of the hillslope (e.g., slope, aspect, curvature) and the channel network define the structural hydraulic connectivity that determines how rapidly excess water is transferred.
But seas are also rising, and rivers are disgorging more water during intense rainstorms.
The damage to the dams underscored the vulnerability of hundreds of small earthen dams in New Jersey during intense rainstorms.
Vineyards also expanded to steep slopes, sometimes on new unstable bench terraces, thus leading to increased soil erosion particularly during intense rainstorms.
However, shallow landslides seem to occur more often in the rainy season and are triggered mostly during intense rainstorms on steep slopes.
