***IMPORTANT NOTE: FOR UPDATED PHOTOS and VIDEOS of this site, PLEASE SEE: http://landslides.usgs.gov/monitoring/goleta/ Rainfall in steep burned areas can quickly transform into potentially dangerous flash floods and debris flows. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), conducts detailed monitoring of the precipitation, runoff, and erosion within the Gap burn area near Goleta, CA. This fire burned over 9000 acres in July 2008. The monitoring effort is intended to provide advancement in the understanding of post-fire runoff and erosion processes, and the development of flash floods and debris flows.
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