Wow. That's a pretty shallow grade for a landslide. Probably not a coincidence that the slide was following a clearcut block.

*nature

Adding video to channels (Nature) - requested by calvados.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YI9zlgRnkM from http://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/wivgk/mud_slide_close_call/c5dyil4 for a follow-up video.

http://videosift.com/video/Permafrost-is-leaving-us-mud-avalanches-now-happening

Related?

>> ^bareboards2:

http://videosift.com/video/Permafrost-is-leaving-us-mud-avalan
ches-now-happening
Related?


Not really. The whole west coast has been getting tons of rain for most of June and some of July. I am on vacation this month and we have been going through BC and Washington state. We missed most of the rains of June, but we have seen many highway clearing operations dealing with mudslides.

Permafrost is way up north. This place is east of the Kelowna area, where it has been 28-38 degrees C when we were there, so it was pretty damn hot. Not any permafrost there.

Ah ha!

Just like a geographically challenged American to not know this.

Although record rains may be related as further climate crisis.


>> ^CrushBug:

>> ^bareboards2:
http://videosift.com/video/Permafrost-is-leaving-us-mud-avalan
ches-now-happening
Related?

Not really. The whole west coast has been getting tons of rain for most of June and some of July. I am on vacation this month and we have been going through BC and Washington state. We missed most of the rains of June, but we have seen many highway clearing operations dealing with mudslides.
Permafrost is way up north. This place is east of the Kelowna area, where it has been 28-38 degrees C when we were there, so it was pretty damn hot. Not any permafrost there.

Um, could you point out to me in the attached image exactly where this clearcut block is 'cause I'm not seeing it. And the grade at the slide starting point is actually quite steep. Remember this video is only a small secondary slide , not the original.

http://api.ning.com/files/uBmn8j7IG2NKK5ckLs-ds15MmuK-OCvdlM4gKkf00Me8x9cjvAoYCpKWsCt*tTHwIBdyfCPfEzjn1MRlzFxGfCwTkTw7*bbr/landslidebc201207133.jpg>> ^rich_magnet:

Wow. That's a pretty shallow grade for a landslide. Probably not a coincidence that the slide was following a clearcut block.