I mostly agree withKevin PG&E’s archaic equipment is also responsible for the devastating Napa fire last year). But it is also true that the Malibu Colony predictably deal with cycles of fire and mudslides. But Kevin is absolutely right that the fire danger in CA has reached unusual proportions, due to drought and (don’t say it to loud) climate change...
On Sun, Jan 6, 2019 at 5:28 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Sun, Jan 6, 2019 at 4:36 PM Doug Eastick <[email protected]> wrote: > >> if it wasn't for the weather (when, often, very nice) and majestic >> scenery, some might say "why would you live near that terrain - some day >> you are just gonna get f**ked, either with fire or slides" >> >> (Doug says from the safe haven of Northern Ontario, which is either >> covered in snow(*), or exposed trees with rock and many many many >> freshwater lakes). I'd have to do some investigation and math, but I'm not >> sure if I have an elevation differential within 2 hrs drive that matches >> the Pacific to the Hollywood sign. >> >> (*) fyi.... 15-20cm of snow due tomorrow. That's 8-10 inches in >> American. >> > > You kids, with your crazy metric system. > > Problem is most of what caught fire the last two big go-‘rounds was not > really what one would typically describe as forest, it was wooded areas > nestled among residential areas of the state, which is why the damage was > so extreme. The big electric company in California is poised to sell off > chunks of the business because it turns out their infrastructure directly > contributed to the fires, and they are about to get hit with lawsuits. > > California went through a major drought, followed by record rainfall. That > led to stuff growing where stuff hadn’t grown in a long time. That provided > abnormally large fuel for the subsequent fires. Short of closing the state, > there was no way to avoid catastrophe. Now they have the flash flooding, as > soil held together by lush brush and roots is now just sliding freely under > the weight of any amount of rain. It is a Russian nesting doll of > devastation. > > That’s the weather, now here’s Dave with sports... > > > > >> >> >> On Sun, Jan 6, 2019 at 10:12 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Yup, flooding and mudslides. PCH got closed in spots. >>> >>> THR >>> <https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mudslides-flooding-shut-down-parts-pacific-coast-highway-malibu-1173545> >>> (link) >>> >>> B >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
