alluvial

In Hatay, the worst-hit province, many settlements there were built on risky alluvial ground.

So, farmers have long relied on the shallow Alluvial Aquifer for water in the scorching summers.

The forested ridges catch rain, and water percolates into the canyon’s alluvial soil, where the trees’ roots tap into shallow groundwater.

From Zabriskie Point, visitors can survey a wonderland of rock formations and alluvial flow, and it’s just about impossible to tell what happened last week from what happened last century.

“The weaker alluvial sediments can amplify shaking, and mountains are vulnerable to landsliding, including along the roads that lead to mountain villages.”