Explanation:
The two ways in which wildfires might influence future mass-wasting events near Santa Clarita, California are explained below:
1. Vegetation stabilizes soil. Loss of the vegetation from the wildfires accelerates processes of the mass wasting. When vegetation which anchors to soil is removed by the events like wildfires and deforestation, loose surface materials frequently then starts to move easily downslope causing rockfalls and slides.
2. Wildfires also destroy quality of soil leading to intense rainfall and increased levels of runoff.
