HOLMES Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Guys.. I just saw this on the News And this is terrible for those of you in L.A. or the area where this took place ..SAN PEDRO... I hope you guys living nearby are all safe and okay.. There is a small news video towards the end of the article. Take care .. http://travel.aol.co.uk/2011/11/22/scenic-coastal-la-road-disappears-into-the-pacific-ocean-after-storm/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I'm always a bit surprised that people are shocked at coastal areas changing ... It just happens ... I'm glad no one was hurt but it looks like some folks might have to move soon ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
T0M4ever Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I'm always a bit surprised that people are shocked at coastal areas changing ... It just happens ... I'm glad no one was hurt but it looks like some folks might have to move soon ... Gregg Could be worse :unsure: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 It's their sinful ways out there :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chukw Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Not far from me- I'd love to adopt that beautiful palm tree, but it's too late for that... ;D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark S. Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Bad dirt! Here's the material that those cliffs are made from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatomaceous_earth Mark S. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted November 23, 2011 Author Share Posted November 23, 2011 Could be worse :unsure: ......Apparently they expect THAT to happen in L.A. SOON ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxter13 Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 As Gregg and all the other ARC'ers who live or lived in SoCal knows landslides are nothing new, tragic yes in some cases, but a fact of living here that is all too common. Hillside homes are expensive and you have some privacy away from the teeming masses down below, but it comes at a high price to purchase and to have that exclusivity. Wildfires which destroy the vegetation that holds the soil in place and the rainstorms that erode that soil and anything on it goes down the hill in a mudslide. Any housing development near hills here are jeopardized. Not more that 3 miles from where I live; last year an entire neighborhood was inundated during and after a heavy rainfall last year. Some may wonder why California has such good disaster aid teams; simple we're very practiced at dealing with disasters. Like a rose; California is very beautiful, but lest one forgets; like that rose it has it's thorns. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
witous Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Land slides and cliff erosion in this area has been going on forever. about 45 years ago the Portuguese Bend area of Palos Verdes started sliding. I grew up in this area and it was pretty sad for the local residents. The main road through this area is Palos Verdes Drive West, it is like a roller coaster. water pipes are above ground with hinged joints to accommodate the movement. This is a beautiful area but it is a slide area. I would say that the only inconvenience will be that about a dozen residents will have to jog one street up and 2 blocks over to avoid the slide. BTW From September 1940 through may of 1942, my father-law, Master SGT. John Zeisler was the senior NCO of one of the 16" coastal guns about a 1/2 a mile from that slide. You can take tours of the bunkers and gun pits here is the website: http://www.ftmac.org/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted November 23, 2011 Author Share Posted November 23, 2011 (edited) Land slides and cliff erosion in this area has been going on forever. about 45 years ago the Portuguese Bend area of Palos Verdes started sliding. I grew up in this area and it was pretty sad for the local residents. The main road through this area is Palos Verdes Drive West, it is like a roller coaster. water pipes are above ground with hinged joints to accommodate the movement. This is a beautiful area but it is a slide area. I would say that the only inconvenience will be that about a dozen residents will have to jog one street up and 2 blocks over to avoid the slide. BTW From September 1940 through may of 1942, my father-law, Master SGT. John Zeisler was the senior NCO of one of the 16" coastal guns about a 1/2 a mile from that slide. You can take tours of the bunkers and gun pits here is the website: http://www.ftmac.org/ witous thanks for the linky..Interesting.... I was just wondering if the Tectonic plates that runs beneath the the Californian earth also shift and assist in causing such devastaton when there is such a strong storm as this... Edited November 23, 2011 by HOLMES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tonal Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Yep, that's Callie for ya, my home town and the area in question live my first concert flute teacher's. And all the above California's post know so well, it just keeps sliding into the Pacific. That is if your from Callie... Tonal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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