Author Archives: Robert Leeper
Probing California’s Coastline to Unearth Traces of Paleotsunami: Implications for the Next USGS Multi-Hazards Scenario
By Robert Leeper Paleotsunami data along the California coast are rare and the data that do exist are limited to northern California. For a better understanding of the tsunami threat throughout central and southern California, prehistoric data need to be unearthed and documented in these regions. To accomplish this, the
Pasadena City College student gains debris flow field research experience with the USGS
By Robert Leeper Pasadena City College student, Ryan Santos, volunteered with the USGS this summer, assisting with post Station fire debris flow research in the San Gabriel Mountains. Ryan made a huge contribution during his first day in the field by locating a buried monitoring device thought to be destroyed
Some debris basins were nearing capacity
By Robert Leeper and Jason Kean A series of storms fueled by a mild El Nino hit southern California during the week of 17 – 23 January, 2010. Rain, which was heavy at times, turned canyons that were burned during the recent Station fire into raging torrents of mud and
