Posted on 12/09/2022 4:07:13 PM PST by DallasBiff
A landslide along the Palos Verdes cliff-lined coast erupted around 10 a.m., prompting a beach closure as a portion of the cliff fell to the beach below.
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
Update on the massive landslide from Youtuber Casey Jones, a professional engineer and geologist...
https://youtu.be/31YJHFY8HDY?feature=shared
Be sure to read the comments there, too.
Seem to me that regarding the situation at the Palos Verde Estates, local and state government have one mother of a lot of splainin’ to do...
Danger signs were present before Palos Verdes landslide destroyed homes, new study finds
Landslides getting worse: What will Rancho Palos Verdes residents do?
Reminds me of Iceland in that the geology is the least of the problem...
(h/t: commenter at the above YT link)
Boy, does the local and state government have some 'splainin to do.
As for residents: What the heck were you all thinking?!
They’re living atop a layer of cat litter.
That explains a lot.
From February...
https://www.rpvca.gov/1031/Portuguese-Bend-Landslide
Depend on government to save your butt at your peril.
Update on YouTube from Casey Jones, Professional Engineer...
https://youtu.be/Bsd8yxWP9zU?feature=shared
About 11 minutes. Very informative.
And comments are worth a read.
Castles made of sand
Fall into the sea ….eventually
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