SamSpade
Well-Known Member
I'm having a hard time finding really good information on the Internet about mudslides in California OR MORE specifically - have they ALWAYS been this bad, and how can it be avoided?
Everything I find is either a vague description of how they form, and examples and stories of ones that have occurred.
Nothing really much about WHY they might occur more frequently than in the past - if that's the case.
I've been hearing about them since I was a kid, but I don't recall reading about massive mudslides in California history. My gut instinct seems to be telling me that urbanization, deforestation and water management - or lack of it - has seriously exacerbated the problem.
I'm kind of perplexed at the idea that, while some areas get floods or tornadoes or hail storms - there's an area that gets mudslides that are entirely Mother Nature. A state that seems to never have enough water is often pummeled by way too much.
Could someone a lot smarter than me explain it to me? I mean, I get how they happen, but geez, this latest occurrence makes me wonder if it really should be happening this often and with this severity.
Everything I find is either a vague description of how they form, and examples and stories of ones that have occurred.
Nothing really much about WHY they might occur more frequently than in the past - if that's the case.
I've been hearing about them since I was a kid, but I don't recall reading about massive mudslides in California history. My gut instinct seems to be telling me that urbanization, deforestation and water management - or lack of it - has seriously exacerbated the problem.
I'm kind of perplexed at the idea that, while some areas get floods or tornadoes or hail storms - there's an area that gets mudslides that are entirely Mother Nature. A state that seems to never have enough water is often pummeled by way too much.
Could someone a lot smarter than me explain it to me? I mean, I get how they happen, but geez, this latest occurrence makes me wonder if it really should be happening this often and with this severity.
