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DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mudslides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mudslides</span></a>, 126-mph winds and feet of snow pummel <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> amid <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AtmosphericRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AtmosphericRiver</span></a></p><p>The biggest storm so far this winter blasted California with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flooding</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/downpours" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>downpours</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hurricane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurricane</span></a>-force winds and feet of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/snow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>snow</span></a> in the mountains. Some of the worst damage occurred near the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BurnScars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BurnScars</span></a> from January's deadly <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fires</span></a>.</p><p>By Brian Lada, AccuWeather meteorologist and senior content editor</p><p>Published Feb 14, 2025 </p><p>"Mudslides, flooding downpours and feet of mountain snow were unleashed across California as the biggest storm so far this winter hit the state, including areas devastated by deadly <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildfires</span></a> in January.</p><p>"Evacuations were ordered and roads were shut down near the burn scars of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PalisadesFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PalisadesFire</span></a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EatonFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EatonFire</span></a> due to the risk of mudslides, flash flooding and debris flows, including a stretch of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificCoastHighway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificCoastHighway</span></a> between <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Malibu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Malibu</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SantaMonica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SantaMonica</span></a>.</p><p>"A person with the Los Angeles Fire Department was swept away in a vehicle amid the flooding but managed to escape with only minor injuries, according to The Associated Press. </p><p>"Bulldozers were needed to clear feet of mud, rock and debris from some roads as the heavy rain ran off the charred mountainsides.</p><p>"'Over 10 inches of rain fell in some areas, including 10.87 at Manchester, on the coast west of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sacramento" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sacramento</span></a>, and 9.89 inches at Mining Ridge, 90 miles south of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SanJose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SanJose</span></a>,' AccuWeather Meteorologist and Digital Producer Jesse Ferrell said.</p><p>"Rain even fell in California's <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeathValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeathValley</span></a> National Park, with 0.18 of an inch falling in the hottest place in North America. In an entire year, the remote park typically measures 2.20 inches of rain."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.accuweather.com/en/winter-weather/mudslides-126-mph-winds-and-feet-of-snow-pummel-california-amid-atmospheric-river/1745097#google_vignette" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">accuweather.com/en/winter-weat</span><span class="invisible">her/mudslides-126-mph-winds-and-feet-of-snow-pummel-california-amid-atmospheric-river/1745097#google_vignette</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateThreats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateThreats</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCatastrophe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCatastrophe</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExtremeWeather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeWeather</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Polycrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Polycrisis</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Risk rises for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mudslides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mudslides</span></a> around <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LACounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LACounty</span></a> fire zones; prepare for worst-case scenario, officials warn<br> <br>Alene Tchekmedyian, Rong-Gong Lin II, Melody Gutierrez, LA Times<br>January 26, 2025 </p><p>"With more rain on the way, officials warned Sunday of an increasing risk of mudslides in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LosAngelesCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngelesCounty</span></a>'s burn areas, with a 10% to 20% chance of significant <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FlashFlooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlashFlooding</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DebrisFlows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DebrisFlows</span></a> capable of damaging roads and homes in and around areas devastated by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildfires</span></a>.</p><p>"'This is the worst-case scenario to prepare for,' said Kristan Lund, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.</p><p>"'We do have increasing concern for the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BurnScars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BurnScars</span></a>,' Lund said. The charred footprint of the Eaton fire, which blackened more than 14,000 acres, is the most worrisome. 'These <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FlashFloods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlashFloods</span></a> and these debris flows could happen in and near or below these burn scars.'</p><p>"A <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FloodWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FloodWatch</span></a> took effect at 10 a.m. Sunday and was set to continue through 4 p.m. Monday for the burned areas of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EatonFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EatonFire</span></a> in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Altadena" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Altadena</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pasadena" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pasadena</span></a> areas; the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PalisadesFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PalisadesFire</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FranklinFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FranklinFires</span></a> in the Pacific Palisades and Malibu areas; the Hughes fire around Lake Castaic; and the Bridge fire in the San Gabriel Mountains west and southwest of Wrightwood. The flood watch started six hours earlier than originally anticipated as rain began falling steadily around Los Angeles."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.aol.com/news/risk-rises-mudslides-around-l-170323295.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aol.com/news/risk-rises-mudsli</span><span class="invisible">des-around-l-170323295.html</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CaliforniaFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaliforniaFires</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BurnScar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BurnScar</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FlashFloodWarning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlashFloodWarning</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FloodDanger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FloodDanger</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mudslides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mudslides</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CaliforniaWx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaliforniaWx</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>How wildfires leave communities vulnerable to flooding, mudslides for years</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildfires</span></a> of every size leave behind something known as a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BurnScar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BurnScar</span></a>, or the area of land charred by flames and left devoid of vegetation.</p><p>By Brian Lada</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flooding</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DebrisFlows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DebrisFlows</span></a> can happen with little warning in burn scars and most commonly occur during a heavy thunderstorm or major <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rainstorm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rainstorm</span></a>.</p><p>"'Rainfall that would normally be absorbed will run off extremely quickly after a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildfire</span></a>, as burned soil can be as water repellent as pavement. As a result, much less rainfall [than normal] is required to produce a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FlashFlood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlashFlood</span></a>,' The National Weather Service (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NWS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NWS</span></a>) said." </p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/how-wildfires-leave-communities-vulnerable-to-flooding-mudslides-for-years/432537#google_vignette" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">accuweather.com/en/weather-new</span><span class="invisible">s/how-wildfires-leave-communities-vulnerable-to-flooding-mudslides-for-years/432537#google_vignette</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CaliforniaFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaliforniaFires</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BurnScars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BurnScars</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FloodDanger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FloodDanger</span></a></p>
💧🌏 Greg Cocks<p>Greater Los Angeles Wildfires - January 2025 – Before (20250106) &amp; During (20250114) Landsat Image Swipe Comparo<br />--<br /><a href="https://www.usgs.gov/media/before-after/greater-los-angeles-wildfires-january-2025" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usgs.gov/media/before-after/gr</span><span class="invisible">eater-los-angeles-wildfires-january-2025</span></a> &lt;-- shared link to USGS images of LA area, with swipe comparo<br />--<br /><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/GIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GIS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatial" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>spatial</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/mapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mapping</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatiotemporal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>spatiotemporal</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatialanalysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>spatialanalysis</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LosAngeles</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/LA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LA</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/LosAngelesfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LosAngelesfires</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/risk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>risk</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/hazard" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>hazard</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/loss" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>loss</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/damage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>damage</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/cost" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cost</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/model" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>model</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/publicsafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>publicsafety</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/remotesening" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>remotesening</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Landsat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Landsat</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/landsat8" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>landsat8</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/landsat9" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>landsat9</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/opendata" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>opendata</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/imagery" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>imagery</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/satellite" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>satellite</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/OLI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OLI</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/OLI2" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OLI2</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/January2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>January2025</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/wildfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildfire</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/fire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fire</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/bushfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bushfire</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/infrared" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>infrared</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/nearinfrared" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nearinfrared</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/burnscars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>burnscars</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/vegetation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>vegetation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/contrast" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>contrast</span></a> <br />@USGS</p>
carbonacat<p>2024-05-31 - Illustration - Smirk</p><p>"Tu la reconnaîtras quand même, même après tout ce temps. Une partie de sa peau et de son âme est brûlée, mais elle est restée plus ou moins la même personne."</p><p>Les couleurs sont d'une palette de 10 au hasard.</p><p>~3h15, marqueurs alcool, A7</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/traditionalart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>traditionalart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illustration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alcoholmarkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alcoholmarkers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/militaryuniform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>militaryuniform</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/base" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>base</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/turret" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>turret</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defensivewalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defensivewalls</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/burnscars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>burnscars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lilaverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lilaverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/owncharacter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>owncharacter</span></a></p>