Landslides are now a worry in L.A. CBC News The National.

[applegrove]

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The infrastructure below thousands of homes is compromised. They have teams out testing the ground as we speak.

[elleng]

1. OH NO! Never thought of such!

(I'm on the east coast, relatively safe spot, so never have had to think about real danger.)

[applegrove]

2. Those poor people in L.A. By its nature it will be the homes

of people in the burn zones that will be affected, and afraid.

[Johonny]

3. Yes, the rain if it comes

Will almost certainly bring mudslides.

[Igel]

4. Probably not yet.

I mean, it's going to take water to actually compromise it.

Happens after every wildfire. By the time the rains come the roots that hold the top layers of soil in place are dried and weakened.

Rains come. Swoosh. Sudden change in perspective for the high and mighty on their perches.


Malibu parties are known for mass wasting. How ironic.

[applegrove]

5. I've seen two different stories of houses that survived

the fire(s) and had neighbour's behind them who were not so lucky. Then what was left of the destroyed homes put so much pressure on the surviving houses below them that they split in half.

Saw a report on water from burst pipes are in the mix too. But yeah it is that the foliage is gone and not holding the hills together. It will be worse if it rains.