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Cleopatra’s Needle, NYC (vertical)
Chemical weathering of granite obelisk, “Cleopatra’s Needle”. (Image ID# WE-65)
Download ImageChannelled Scablands of Washington
Aerial view of Channeled Scablands east of Ritzville, Washington (Image ID # WE-64)
Download ImageChemical Weathering in Headstone (vertical)
Different effects of chemical weathering according to rock type: limestone in foreground; granite in left background. Vermont. (Image ID #WE-58)
Download ImageStone Stripes, Montana
Stone stripes from periglacial soil processes in Glacier National Park, Montana. (Image ID # WE-61)
Download ImageTree exploiting cracks, SE Utah
Exploitation of cracks by vegetation in southeast Utah. (Image ID #WE-62)
Download ImageSolifluction, Kyrgyzstan
Solifluction in the Tien Shan Mountain Range in Kyrgyzstan. (Image ID# WE-60)
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Soil creep as indicated by curved tree trunks, eastern Nevada (Image ID# WE-59)
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Deflation hollow in sand, SE Cal.
Death Valley National Park, California (ID # WE-51)
Download ImageDesert Pavement, Mojave Desert, CA
Desert Pavement, Death Valley National Park, California (Image ID# WE-53)
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Dust storm, Mojave Desert, California
Dust and sand storms in the Death Valley region occur frequently over playas and dunes. Wind is an important transporting agent for fine grained material on alluvial fans.
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Effects of flash flood
In 2004, a flash flood swept down Furnace Creek Wash in Death Valley National Park, tearing up the state highway and destroying the structures in and around the Zabriskie Point area. Such flash floods are relatively common, as most rainfall tends to run off into channels instead of soak into the ground. This particular flood was especially severe though because the rain fell in small area over a short amount of time.
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Talus cone fed by debris avalanches
Debris avalanches, Tien Shan Mtns., Kyrgyzstan. (Image ID#WE-46)
Download ImageFractures near head of landslide (vertical)
Fractures in break-away of landslide, SW Montana. (Image ID # WE-38)
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Erosion of a roadway in Oregon (Image ID#WE-42)
Download ImageDebris flow, Mojave Desert, Cal.
Debris flow and road, in Death Valley National Park, California. (Image ID#WE-43)
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