debris
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In the Southland, strong El Niños increase the likelihood of wet winters that replenish water supplies and decrease wildfire frequency but can also lead to flooding, debris flows and coastal erosion.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
His body was spotted at dawn among the debris on the shore.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
“There’s a lot of debris that comes down, and we work with our recovery forces in order to ensure that it doesn’t hit them. But of course we don’t want it to hit anyone else.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Firefighters were trying to extinguish the blazes in the still-smoldering rubble, while rescue workers laboured to pull victims from the debris and bulldozers tried to clear a path.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
I bring the book on whales plus my trash-picking supplies, since even in the darkness I noticed there was some debris on the beach.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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