Definition of lahar
: a moving fluid mass composed of volcanic debris and water
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Compounding the threat is what’s called lahar, a potentially deadly mud flow of volcanic material that can happen even without a major explosion.
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Residents suffered the full potential for destruction of Mayon’s lahars in November of 2006 when a typhoon swept the region, bringing with it heavy rain that saturated built up material.
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The ski field runs two lahar exercises every year: one planned and one blind.
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The rush of debris, known as a lahar, roars down the slope at 120 miles per hour like a runaway freight train.
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All the infrastructure runs along ridge lines, reducing its vulnerability to lahars.
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In 1991, Typhoon Yunya hit Mount Pinatubo on the Philippines island of Luzon and triggered lahars that, according to Masters, killed as many as 300 people.
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The lahars easily inflicted more damage than the eruption.
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Not surprisingly, most of the damage around the volcano has been done by flooding and/or lahars, thanks to the ash and debris-choked rivers like Rio Blanco.
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Origin and Etymology of lahar
Javanese
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