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Geographers had already noticed that rivers tend to avulse at the foot of mountains, where slopes change dramatically and sediment settles out, silting up the bed.
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Fred Pearce, Science | AAAS, 13 May 2021
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Fred Pearce, Science | AAAS, 13 May 2021
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“Avulse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avulse. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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