What is a turbidity current?

What is a turbidity current?
A turbidity current is a rapid, downhill flow of water caused by increased density due to high amounts of sediment.
Turbidity currents can be caused by earthquakes, collapsing slopes, and other geological disturbances. Once set in motion, the turbid water rushes downward and can change the physical shape of the sea floor.

Watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruC77oiGIiE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gYJJjxY8g0

Know more:
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/turbidity.html

Gifs: demo of a turbidity current in the lab & a turbidity current underwater - Los Cabos/ Mexico.

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